Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 385 g
Reihe: Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction Series
An American Male in His Seventies
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 385 g
Reihe: Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction Series
ISBN: 978-0-8203-6431-5
Verlag: University of Georgia Press
In My Last Eight Thousand Days, Gutkind turns his notepad and tape recorder inward, using his skills as an immersion journalist to perform a deep dive on himself. Here, he offers a memoir of his life as a journalist, editor, husband, father, and Pittsburgh native, not only recounting his many triumphs, but also exposing his missteps and challenges. The overarching concern that frames these brave, often confessional stories, is his obsession and fascination with aging: how aging provoked anxieties and unearthed long-rooted tensions, and how he came to accept, even enjoy, his mental and physical decline. Gutkind documents the realities of aging with the characteristically blunt, melancholic wit and authenticity that drive the quiet force of all his work.