Memoirs of Childhood and Youth

Name: Memoirs of Childhood and Youth
Brand: Syracuse University Press
SKU: 9780815604464-G
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By Albert Schweitzer

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In this charming autobiographical essay, Albert Schwenzer tells of his first nineteen years in Upper Alsace and his youthful discoveries of religion, music, and the inspiration of friendship. Even in his boyhood there were traces of what was to become his "reverence for life": as a boy, he writes, he managed to dissuade several companions from going fishing because of the pain he felt the deed gave to both the worm and the fish. In poignant vignettes, Schweitzer also describes his unhappiness at discovering that he had better food or better clothing than chose around him. Memoirs of Childhood and Youth offers wonderful insights on Dr. Schweitzer's childhood journey that
eventually led him to dedicate himself to medical service in African colonies.

This new translation also has rarely seen photographs of Schweitzer, both as a youth and as an adult.

Product details

Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 104
Release Date:: 1997-06-01
Publication Date:: 1997-06-01
Publisher:: Syracuse University Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0815604467
ISBN13:: 9780815604464
Weight:: 240 g
Height:: 13.5 cm
Width:: 18.8 cm
Thickness:: 1.5 cm

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