Bernard Cooper's new memoir is searing, soulful, and filled with uncommon psychological nuance and laugh-out-loud humor. Like Tobias Wolff's _This Boy's Life,_ Cooper's account of growing up and coming to terms with a bewildering father is a triumph of contemporary autobiography. Edward Cooper is
My Father Came from Italy: A Memoir
β Scribed by McLean, Maria Coletta
- Book ID
- 107523570
- Publisher
- Raincoast Books
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 981 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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