By William Saroyan

Written when he was 50, this is perhaps the most affecting of his serires of memoirs. Saroyan hones in on the change most men experience at 50 by telling stories of the luminaries he knew during his celebrated career.

While telling stories about the writers, publishers, actors, and artists he knew -- from Charlie Chaplin to Joe Gould -- Saroyan focuses on his summer as a single parent in Parish with his son, Aram, and daughter, Lucy. Past and present, laughter and sadness, youth and maturity mix in an unexpected way that is delightful and poingnant.

This is a deeper, more seasoned Saroyan than that found in his other works. It is also his only book that includes his line drawing, a hobby the writer kept largly to himself. This edition includes a new introduction by Aram Saroyan.

244 pages, soft cover

ISBN# 1569800812