A carnival of losses notes nearing ninety
"New essays from the vantage point of very old age, once again "alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny, "* from the former poet laureate of the United States *(New York Times)"--
Main Author: | Hall, Donald, 1928-2018 (Author) |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2018.
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Summary: |
"New essays from the vantage point of very old age, once again "alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny, "* from the former poet laureate of the United States *(New York Times)"-- |
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Physical Description: |
216 pages ; 22 cm |
ISBN: |
9781328826343 1328826341 |
Author Notes: |
He was also a memoirist, an essayist, and the author of textbooks and children's books. His memoirs were entitled Life Work and Unpacking the Boxes. His children's book, Ox-Cart Man illustrated by Barbara Cooney, won the Caldecott Medal. He received a National Medal of Arts in 2011. He died on June 23, 2018 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) |