Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

by James Agee

1941•Documentary•471 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryjournalistichistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA grounded, glossy non-fiction book: heavy and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is a book with text by American writer James Agee and photographs by American photographer Walker Evans, first published in 1941 in the United States. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men grew out of an assignment the two men accepted in 1936 to produce a Fortune magazine article on the conditions among sharecropper families in the American South during the "Dust Bowl". It was the time of U.S.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryJournalisticHistoricalSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

HistoryRural conditionsFarm tenancyDescription and travelSocial conditionsTravelCotton farmersJourneys

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Author
James Agee
Published
1941
Pages
471
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