The Factory of Facts
Download or Read eBook The Factory of Facts PDF written by Lucy Sante and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-09-12 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Lucy Sante |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2012-09-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780307815583 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0307815587 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Factory of Facts by : Lucy Sante
Book excerpt: The acclaimed author of Low Life reinvents the memoir in a cunning, lyrical book that is at once a personal history and a meditation on the construction of identity. Born in Belgium but raised in New Jersey, Lucy Sante transformed herself from a pious, timid Belgian child into a boisterous American adolescent, who eschewed French while fantasizing about the pop star Françoise Hardy. To show how this transformation came about--and why it remained incomplete--The Factory of Facts combines family anecdote and ancestral legend; detailed forays into Belgian history, language, and religion; and deft synopses of the American character.
