An Accidental Autobiography

By Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

Book Overview

When asked to describe this book, Harrison responds, "An autobiography in which I am not the main character". In her unconventional though never arbitrary approach, she writes about memory, and since... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395860008
• ISBN13: 9780395860007
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Loved this one

I love the writings of the late Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, especially her "Accidental Autobiography." Question: Does anyone know who the man she refers to as "Jazzman" actually was? I have been trying to find out for years. Did she or her loved ones ever make this information known? Or did they want it kept confidential?

An Exhilarating Collection

This is one of the finest collections of essays in contemporary American letters. It has guts and razzle-dazzle, honesty and passion. I love the risky leaps Grizzuti Harrison takes.