Lost in Place:: Growing Up Absurd in Suburbia
by:
Mark Salzman (author)
Describes the author's early years as an ambitious and eccentric young man who stood out from his family and neighborhood, his kung fu lessons under the tutelage of a sadist, and his often misguided mimicry of Zen Buddhist practices. 35,000 first printing. Tour.
Describes the author's early years as an ambitious and eccentric young man who stood out from his family and neighborhood, his kung fu lessons under the tutelage of a sadist, and his often misguided mimicry of Zen Buddhist practices. 35,000 first printing. Tour.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780679439455 (0679439455)
Publish date: August 8th 1995
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Pages no: 273
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Funny,
Academic,
Adult,
Coming Of Age,
College,
Biography Memoir,
High School
Nicely written memoir about Salzman's odd and goofy childhood. The characters ring true, and the absurdities made me smile. Worthwhile, though not as riveting as his True Notebooks.
Crazy and amusing. It's easy to imagine a fan of Kung Fu going a little over the top in his teenage years. Too easy.
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