John Tracy Kidder was born November 12, 1945, in New York City. I think that the nonfiction writer's fundamental job is to make what is true believable." Early life and education It has everything to do with those things in nonfiction.
Kidder wrote in a 1994 essay, "In fiction, believability may have nothing to do with reality or even plausibility. He's the most elegant of all the journalists writing today, I think." : 7 : 127–128 In a 1984 interview he said, "McPhee has been my model. : 5 He has cited as his writing influences John McPhee, A. Kidder is considered a literary journalist because of the strong story line and personal voice in his writing. He has received praise and awards for other works, including his biography of Paul Farmer, a physician and anthropologist, titled Mountains Beyond Mountains (2003). He received the Pulitzer Prize for his The Soul of a New Machine (1981), about the creation of a new computer at Data General Corporation. John Tracy Kidder (born November 12, 1945) is an American writer of nonfiction books. An extraordinary writer, Tracy Kidder once again shows us what it means to be fully human by telling a story about the heroism inherent in ordinary people, a story about a life based on hope.From the Hardcover edition.Tracy Kidder at the College of Wooster, 2009
Kidder breaks new ground in telling this unforgettable story as he travels with Deo back over a turbulent life in search of meaning and forgiveness.
Then Deo begins to meet the strangers who will change his life, pointing him eventually in the direction of Columbia University, medical school, and a life devoted to healing. He ekes out a precarious existence delivering groceries, living in Central Park, and learning English by reading dictionaries in bookstores. Having survived a civil war and genocide, plagued by horrific dreams, he lands at JFK airport with two hundred dollars, no English, and no contacts. Strength in What Remains is a wonderfully written, inspiring account of one man's remarkable American journey and of the ordinary people who helped him-a brilliant testament to the power of will and of second chances.Deo arrives in America from Burundi in search of a new life. Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, and the enduring classic Mountains Beyond Mountains, has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the "master of the non-fiction narrative." In this new book, Kidder gives us the superb story of a hero for our time.
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