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Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets
"When I began writing this account I was living under a shower curtain in a stand of bamboo in a public park. I did not undertake to write about homelessness, but wrote what I knew, as an artist paints a still life, not because he is especially fond of fruit, but because the subject is readily at hand." A beautifully written account of one man's experience of homelessness, Travels with Lizbeth is a story of physical survival and the triumph of the artistic spirit in the face of enormous adversity. In his unique voice - dry, disciplined, poignant, comic - Eighner celebrates the companionship of his dog, Lizbeth, and recounts their ongoing struggle to survive on the streets of Austin, Texas, and hitchhiking along the highways to Southern California and back.
Book Details
- Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
- Publish Date: Dec 3rd, 2013
- Pages: 320
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.40in - 5.50in - 0.90in - 0.85lb
- EAN: 9781250036254
- Categories: • Memoirs
About the Author
Eighner, Lars: - Lars Eighner was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, grew up in Houston, and lived primarily in Austin, Texas. He chronicled his (and his dog's) experiences with homelessness in his critically acclaimed memoir Travels with Lizbeth, which includes the often-cited essay "On Dumpster Diving." It was a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice and the Times named the book one of the 50 Best Memoirs of the last 50 years. Eighner's other works include an essay collection, numerous story collections and the novel Pawn to Queen Four.
Praise for this book
"The most eloquent description to date of what it is like to be homeless." --San Diego Union-Tribune
"Compelling...Mr. Eighner [is] a quirky guide into the homeless condition as he plunges on, through Miracle Miles, desert flea markets and dusty truck stops." --The Wall Street Journal "If there's any justice in the world, [this book] should guarantee its author a roof over his head for the rest of his days." --The New York Times Book Review