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Stop-Time
- Author
- Frank Conroy
- Narrator
- Robert Fass
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 27 August 2022
- Run Time
- 11 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
First published in 1967, Stop-Time was immediately recognized as a masterpiece of modern American autobiography, a brilliant portrayal of one boy’s passage from childhood to adolescence and beyond.
Here is Frank Conroy’s wry, sad, beautiful tale of life on the road; of odd jobs and lost friendships, brutal schools and first loves; of a father’s early death and a son’s exhilarating escape into manhood.
Critics Review
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“A book whose honesty and evocation of youth is a triumph.”
New York Times
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“The tribulations of an American youth during the Thirties and Forties…He undergoes the traditional rite de passage of disrupted family life, boyhood miseries and marvels, mixed-up schooling, and contrasted adventures in Florida, New York, and Europe. A mirror of growing up, of emotional survival, upsettingly reflective of us all.”
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“Robert Fass’s new performance of writer Frank Conroy’s 1967 memoir has the feel of classic storytelling in the 1930s and ‘40s. It’s a perfect match for the stories unfolding here.”
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Details
- Author
- Frank Conroy
- Narrator
- Robert Fass
- Duration
- 11 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 August 2022
- ISBN
- 9798212012782
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Memoirs, Biography: writers, Relationships and families: advice and issues
Synopsis
First published in 1967, Stop-Time was immediately recognized as a masterpiece of modern American autobiography, a brilliant portrayal of one boy’s passage from childhood to adolescence and beyond.Here is Frank Conroy’s wry, sad, beautiful tale of life on the road; of odd jobs and lost friendships, brutal schools and first loves; of a father’s early death and a son’s exhilarating escape into manhood.
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