William Saroyan: Places in Time

By Janice Stevens

Book Overview

Lavishly illustrated with beautiful, evocative watercolors, this record visits dozens of locations influential to the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author William Saroyan, best known for his play ""The Time of Your Life."" Accompanied by well-documented biographical research, this series of paintings highlights places critical to Saroyan's life, such as his family's ancestral home of Bitlis, Armenia; the Fred Finch Orphanage in Oakland, where he spent five years of his early childhood; and the MGM Studios in Los Angeles, where he enjoyed a short and tumultuous career as a screenwriter. The majority of this collection, however, explores the beloved vistas of Fresno and the San Joaquin Valley from which he drew his inspiration--from the Armenian churches of Fresno to the sprawling vineyards of the surrounding California landscape.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193350224X
• ISBN13: 9781933502243
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Craven Street Books
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 11.2" x 8.6"