1974
Book description
“In this remarkable memoir, the qualities that have long distinguished Francine Prose’s fiction and criticism—uncompromising intelligence, a gratifying aversion to sentiment, the citrus bite of irony—give rigor and, finally, an unexpected poignancy to an emotional, artistic, and political coming-of-age tale set in the 1970s—the decade, as she memorably puts it,…
Why read it?
1 author picked 1974 as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This one shows a side of the Bay Area that few people know about. I loved this book because Francine Prose recounts her time living amongst the people who stole the Pentagon Papers and made them public. Her descriptions of San Francisco at night are haunting, and the book has a foreboding that creates high drama.
A pivotal event in ending the protracted war in Vietnam, this book is an important source document for anyone researching this era.
From Joan's list on 1970’s art & politics.
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