Life in a Day
by Doris Grumbach
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A look into the daily life of one of America's great memoirists
At seventy-seven Doris Grumbach is as sharp as ever, and in Life in a Day she examines the experiences of her later years, from the dreaded writer's block to the many hours she has spent reading to the effects of an increasingly modern and interconnected world. Imbued with Grumbach's characteristic candor and verve, Life in a Day is a celebration of the meaning to be found in the quotidian.
At seventy-seven Doris Grumbach is as sharp as ever, and in Life in a Day she examines the experiences of her later years, from the dreaded writer's block to the many hours she has spent reading to the effects of an increasingly modern and interconnected world. Imbued with Grumbach's characteristic candor and verve, Life in a Day is a celebration of the meaning to be found in the quotidian.
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A charming and thoughtful little book in which nothing much happens but we get a detailed look into the inner life of this self-styled iconoclast and admitted introvert and grump. Grumbach was almost 77 when she wrote this and very conscious of aging. She's still around and will turn 103 in two weeks. One of my favorite authors. Happy birthday, Doris.
- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER
- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER
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- Canonical title
- Life in a Day
- First words
- There have been a few important days recently in my life: in one I heard the news from a friend who was told she had a mortal illness and would die very soon.
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- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Fiction and Literature, LGBTQ+, Literature Studies and Criticism
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3557 .R83 .Z47 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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