Travels with Lizbeth - by Lars Eighner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>With his dog, Lizbeth, Lars Eighner was homeless on the streets of America. In his unique voice--wry, spare, comic--he created an unforgettable memoir that has been widely acclaimed and compared to Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London and Kerouac's On the Road.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Lars Eighner is the Thoreau of the Dumpsters. Comparisons to Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Hamsun's Hunger leap to mind. A classic of down-and-out literature. --Phillip Lopate <p/>When <i>Travels with Lizbeth</i> was first published in 1993, it was proclaimed an instant classic. Lars Eighner's account of his descent into homelessness and his adventures on the streets has moved, charmed, and amused generations of readers. As Lars wrote, 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. <p/>Containing the widely anthologized essay On Dumpster Diving, <i>Travels with Lizbeth</i> is a beautifully written account of one man's experience of homelessness, 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The most eloquent description to date of what it is like to be homeless." --<i>San Diego Union-Tribune</i> <p/>"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." --<i>The Wall Street Journal</i> <p/>"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." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>LARS EIGHNER was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 1988 he and his dog Lizbeth became homeless, and their experiences over the following three years were recorded in <i>Travels with Lizbeth</i>, which became a <i>New York Times Book Review</i> Editor's Choice, and includes the often-cited essay On Dumpster Diving. His other works include numerous story collections and a comic novel. He now lives in Austin with his partner.
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