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| Title | : | The Factory of Facts |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (620 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0679746501 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
To show how this transformation came about--and why it remained incomplete--The Factory of Facts combines family anecdote and ancestral legend; detailed forays into Belgian history, language, and religion; and deft synopses of the American character.. The acclaimed author of Low Life reinvents the memoir in a cunning, lyrical book that is at once a personal history and a meditation on the construction of identity.Born in Belgium but raised in New Jersey, Luc Sante transformed himself from a pious, timid Belgian boy into a loutish American adolescent, who eschewed French while fantasizing about the pop star Françoise Hardy
Sante's not one to bare his soul, but the cumulative effect of his impressionistic technique is revealing: when he describes the hallmarks of his natal land as "ambivalence, invisibility, secretiveness, self-doubt, passivity, irony, and derision," we infer that these traits also form the author's essence. . Luc Sante's memoir/history features the same elegant, faintly sardonic prose that distinguished his first book, Low Life. Born in Belgium in 1954, transplanted to New Jersey at age 5, he intermingles evocative material about his familial and national past with glimpses of his American experiences
Michael said Facts are a dime a dozen because they can be mass produced. Can't stop laughing. This book is hilarious. I have been reading Luc Sante off and on for years and this one is a lot of fun. His descriptions of childhood experience are intriguing and his career moves awesome. A rare glimpse of the 'Belgian predicament' -the conflicts between Flemish and Walloon- and the need for a deeper imaginative engagement with the world. The first chapter is an exercis. "An amazing factory -- in glorious full production" according to Eileen G.. Sante has a wonderful mind, a kind heart, the eye of a detective, an uncanny ear for language, cultural differences, nuance, and the meaning of things. In this book you come to know him and to know a lot about his subject: Belgium, where he started from (the adored only child of quite wonderful parents), and his experience of emigration to the US, and living in two -- or more -- (physical, rel. Here We Go Again The Factory of Facts [a Memoir], Luc Sante [195Here We Go Again Donald P. Reed The Factory of Facts [a Memoir], Luc Sante [1954- ]; Vintages Departures, Random House, Inc. (1998 paperback)--- “There is something appalling in the egocentricity of artists.”From, “The Mind of Napoleon,” J. C. Herold (1955)***"I… me… I… I… me… my… I… I… I… me… me… my… I… I&helli. - ]; Vintages Departures, Random House, Inc. (1998 paperback)--- “There is something appalling in the egocentricity of artists.”From, “The Mind of Napoleon,” J. C. Herold (1955)***"I… me… I… I… me… my… I… I… I… me… me… my… I… I&helli
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