Summer Doorways: A Memoir
- ISBN-10
- 1593760728
- ISBN-13
- 9781593760724
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Counterpoint
- Author
- William Stanley Merwin
Description
The author of the Pulitzer Prize in poetry for The Carrier of Ladders traces a pivotal year in his life spent in post-World War II Europe, during which he struggled with poverty, utilized creative travel methods, and witnessed the passing of a way of life.
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