To Smile in Autumn: A Memoir - Hardcover

Parks, Gordon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393012727 ISBN 13: 9780393012729

Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1979

Synopsis

An account of the artist's life from 1944 through 1978 focuses on the prime of his career as poet, journalist, humanitarian, composer, and motion-picture director

About this title

Review:

"Mr. Parks s achievements would be exceptional no matter what his background, but when compared with the bleakness and hardship of his childhood they seem nothing less than outsized." "New York Times," 1979"

"Mr. Parks's achievements would be exceptional no matter what his background, but when compared with the bleakness and hardship of his childhood they seem nothing less than outsized." --New York Times, 1979

About the Author:

Gordon Parks was a photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist, and film director. He was the author of several books, including The Learning Tree, and director of the 1971 film Shaft. Alexs Pate is author of several novels, including Amistad, West of Rehoboth, and Finding Makeba.

About this edition

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0393012727
• ISBN 13: 9780393012729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1