Beginnings
A Memoir
Published on 1. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-7432-1116-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Beginnings" tells the gritty and rich story of Foote's adult life. Never losing his charm or genuineness, he often returns to the hometown that nurtured him as a storyteller and has inspired his writing for the past 60 years. From one of the most moving and distinctive voices of modern times, this is a rare, personal look at a fascinating era in American life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7432-1116-1 (9780743211161)
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Horton Foote, born in Wharton, Texas, in 1916, has written and adapted over fifty plays and screenplays, including The Trip to Bountiful, The Young Man from Atlanta, Tender Mercies, and To Kill a Mockingbird. In 1996 he was elected to the Theatre Hall of Fame, and in 1998, to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, from which he received the Gold Medal for Drama for his life's work. Foote has won two Oscars, a Pulitzer Prize, Writers Guild awards, and the PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award for Drama, and was most recently awarded the president's National Medal of Arts from former President Bill Clinton.