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Key West Tales - Paperback

by John Hersey
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Availability:In StockContributor:John HerseyPublish date:1996-08-06Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679772637ISBN-10:679772634UPC:9780679772637Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Short Stories (single author)Size:8.04 x 5.22 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC8NHKT2TW
Alternating a tale of the past that has become a part of Key West legend with a contemporary story that reflects the pulse of life there today, Hersey weaves in these stories a brilliant human tapestry of the place that means a great deal to him. From the author of A Bell For Adano and Hiroshima comes this final collections of stories.
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679772637ISBN-10:679772634UPC:9780679772637Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Short Stories (single author)Size:8.04 x 5.22 x 0.65 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC8NHKT2TW
John Hersey was born in Tientsin, China, in 1914 and lived there until 1925, when his family returned to the United States. He studied at Yale and Cambridge, served for a time as Sinclair Lewis's secretary, and then worked several years as a journalist. Beginning in 1947, he devoted his time mainly to writing fiction. He won the Pulitzer Prize, taught for two decades at Yale, and was president of the Authors League of America and chancellor of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. John Hersey died in 1993.
Publisher: Vintage

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