| Title | : | The Factory of Facts |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Lucy Sante |
| Release | : | 1998-01-27 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Biographies & Memoirs, Books |
| Size | : | 7208601 |
| 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, Lucy Sante transformed herself from a pious, timid Belgian child into a boisterous American adolescent, who eschewed French while fantasizing about the pop star Françoise Hardy. 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. |
