"Marvelously captivating." -- "The New York Times." First published in 1940, Saroyan's international bestseller recounts the exploits of an Armenian clan in northern California at the turn of the 20th century. Based on the author's loving and eccentric extended family, the characters in these 14 rel[...]
The place is Ithaca, in California's San Joaquin Valley. The time is World War II. The family is the Macauley's -- a mother, sister, and three brothers whose struggles and dreams reflect those of America's second-generation immigrants.. In particular, fourteen-year-old Homer, determined to beco[...]
A timeless selection of brilliant short stories that won William Saroyan a position among the foremost, most widely popular writers of America when it first appeared in 1934.With the greatest of ease William Saroyan flew across the literary skies in 1934 with the publication of "The Daring Young Man[...]
"Författaren återgår i dessa angenäma minnen till den värld som var Fresno i Kalifornien under åren 1915 till 1925, och till sina närmaste släktingar i den världen under de åren. Det vill säga till den fula lilla staden som innehöll hela den stora komiska världen, och till de stolta och[...]