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Trite but True

Memoirs in the Form of Essays
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Who really knows who you are? Your spouse? Your closest friend? People don't generally reveal who they really are for various reasons, but this book tries to tell who John H. Williams is, mainly so his grandchildren and great-grandchildren will have the detailed account he would have liked his own ancestors to have left. Trite but True is a memoir in the form of eighty personal essays inspired by the sixteenth-century French author Michel de Montaigne. Spoiler Alert! They lack both the genius and length of Montaigne's essays, but brevity is perhaps their saving grace. Each is but two pages long and reflects on matters that have either shaped the author's life or caught his attention over the years. "What sort of topics?" you ask. Everything from absentmindedness to sex, from the Bible to slingshots, and from Epicureanism to turtles. If you are a baby boomer or have parents from that generation, Trite but True will either bring back fond memories or help you understand a generation raised in the 1950s or early 1960s. This book contemplates one man's life and offers readers a few observations he has made about the human condition in general. While it does not propose to be a fount of wisdom, it does promise to be honest and candid. What more of a memoir can you ask?

Author Biography:

John H. Williams, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison), is a retired professor of French language and literature. A college valedictorian, Woodrow Wilson Fellow, United States Steel Fellow, and Fulbright Advanced Teaching Fellow, he taught at three public universities and three private universities over a span of twenty-four years. The author of scholarly articles on French literature and French pedagogy, he retired at forty-eight to devote himself to volunteer work and his many personal interests. Williams has been married for forty-nine years and has two sons and two grandchildren. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, now living in McKinney, Texas, he is active at church as a Bible teacher and has also taught ESL at the local public library. He enjoys reading non-fiction, improving his Spanish, playing chess, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. In this book of personal essays, he attempts to channel Michel de Montaigne, his favorite French author, and to share his reflections not only on his own life but on a wide range of relevant topics.
Release date NZ
March 1st, 2019
Pages
280
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Publisher
Gatekeeper Press
Imprint
Gatekeeper Press
Dimensions
140x216x15
ISBN-13
9781642374346
Product ID
30898559

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