Why Not Say What Happened: A Sentimental Education

by Morris Dickstein and E.J. Koh

Book Overview

At once a coming-of-age story, an intellectual autobiography, and vivid cultural history, Why Not Say What Happened is an eloquent, gripping account of an intellectual and emotional education from one of our leading critics. In this "acutely observed, slyly funny memoir" (Molly Haskell), Morris Dickstein evokes his boisterous and close-knit Jewish family, his years as a yeshiva student that eventually led to fierce rebellion, his teenage adventures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871404311
• ISBN13: 9780871404312
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.2"