I got mine : confessions of a midlist writer / John Nichols

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nichols, John Treadwell, 1940-2023, author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nichols, John Treadwell, 1940-2023--Biography.

Nichols, John Treadwell.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

269 pages : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : High Road Books, 2022

Summary:

"I Got Mine: Confessions of a Midlist Writer is the memoir of Nichols' extraordinary life, as seen through the lens of his writing. Everything that went into making him a writer and eventually found an outlet in his work-his education, family, wives, children, friends, enemies, politics, and place-is told from the point of view of his daily practice of writing. Beginning with his first novel, The Sterile Cuckoo, published in 1965 when he was just twenty-four, Nichols shares his highs and lows: his ambivalent relationship with money; his growing disenchantment with the hypocrisy of capitalism; and his love-hate relationship with Hollywood-including the years-long struggle of working with director Robert Redford on the film version of The Milagro Beanfield War, which was filmed around Truchas and featured many of Nichols' northern New Mexico neighbors. Throughout I Got Mine Nichols spins a shining thread connecting his lifelong engagement with progressive political causes, his passionate interest in and identification with ordinary people, and his deep connection to the land" -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

"High Road Books is an imprint of the University of New Mexico Press."

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0826363792

9780826363794

9780826363800

0826363806

OCLC:

1274200658