A Childhood

Released: March 15, 2022
Length: 6 hrs 43 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Penguin Audio

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In "A Childhood," acclaimed memoirist Harry Crews offers a poignant exploration of his early years as the son of a sharecropper in Depression-era Georgia. Recognized for its masterful storytelling, the memoir captures the nuances of rural Southern life, blending Crews's personal experiences, including his struggle with polio, with vivid tales of community and family. Through a lens of both tenderness and brutality, he vividly recreates a formative childhood marked by comedy and tragedy.

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