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Product Identifiers
PublisherOwen The Limited, Peter
ISBN-100720612101
ISBN-139780720612103
eBay Product ID (ePID)30788154
Product Key Features
Book TitleAstonished Man
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAdventurers & Explorers, General, Literary, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Fiction, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorBlaise Cendrars
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight10.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-274251
Reviews"What a writer learns from Cendrars is to follow his nose, to obey life's commands, to worship no other god but life." - Henry Miller, "What a writer learns from Cendrars is to follow his nose, to obey life's commands, to worship no other god but life." -- Henry Miller
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal843/.912
SynopsisThe extraordinary and much-requested first volume of Cendrars' autobiography, this account chronicles the author's exploits in the Foreign Legion-including the loss of his arm-before the narrative sets off across continents. From Africa to South America, Cendrars encounters everyone from Gallic gipsies to Piquita, the Mexican millionairess. And to all his encounters he brings the vitality, savage humor, and vivid observation that characterize his dazzling writing., The extraordinary and much-requested first volume of Cendrars' autobiography, this account chronicles the author's exploits in the Foreign Legion--including the loss of his arm--before the narrative sets off across continents. From Africa to South America, Cendrars encounters everyone from Gallic gipsies to Piquita, the Mexican millionairess. And to all his encounters he brings the vitality, savage humor, and vivid observation that characterize his dazzling writing.
LC Classification NumberPQ2605.E55
