David's review
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: The American Classic, in Words and Photographs, of Three Tenant Families in the Deep South
by James Agee
David's review
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: The American Classic, in Words and Photographs, of Three Tenant Families in the Deep South by James Agee
David's review
rating:
bookshelves:
ethnography
This book recently topped my favorite list. I read it years ago but after re-reading it last week, I realize that this is the one book one should read, at least excerpts of, before going on any trip or before any writing of your own. This is the real deal when it comes to combining the authorial self-conscious voice with the authority to say "this is what I've seen." This is also one of the best books to show that everyone of privilege relies on the labor of those without.
