Peter M. Wolf, Calvin Trillin: My New Orleans, Gone Away (2013, Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.)
English language
Published 2013 by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc..
Capturing the magic, mystery, culture, architecture and lifestyle of this exotic city, the author, a sixth-generation member of a New Orleans commercial family, reveals what it was like growing up Jewish in New Orleans during the mid-20th century.
turns out the novel by calvin trillins yale roommate is uh, self indulgent and bad
also an incredible hateread for jewish sons everywhere (ie, me)
The title is misleading; it's barely about New Orleans at all. In fact 3/4 of the book doesn't even take place in New Orleans, and half the book isn't in Louisiana at all. Even the bits that are in New Orleans are mostly about the author's trials and travails. Read this book for riveting discussion of exciting events in the author's life, such as: being torn about which of two women to date while he was studying in Paris, being unsure whether he wanted to pursue a college degree instead of inheriting the family business, and not having any idea how to talk to his girlfriend about feelings.
