But i like my books to have more substance to them, so regretfully, i would rate it a bit lower then usual. The secret of calvin trillins slim but walloping book, about alice, is that its structure follows the contours of an oldfashioned piece of reportage, using a scrim of detachment to build. More of the bush administration in rhyme, a staff writer with the new yorker since 1963, has often written about the members of. He and his wife, alice, did not celebrate valentines day. Trillin answers these notes with this poignant look at the woman with whom he shared nearly forty years of his life. New york magazine in this delightful and delicious book, calvin trillin, guided by an insatiable appetite, embarks on a hilarious odyssey in search of something decent to eat. This edition contains an excerpt from calvin trillins quite enough of calvin trillin. She was nice and she was concerned and she was smart and when she talked to you, she was thinking about you, and, also, she was so very pretty, he wrote in september of 2001, a few days. In calvin trillin s antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day and the mother who thought that if you didnt go to every performance of your childs school play, the county would come and take the child. About alice chronicles their years of marriage and exposes a husbands heart of adoration with humor and surrender to the gentle battle of the sexes that prevails.
In calvins writing, alice was sometimes his subject and always his muse. New york magazine writer calvin trillin loves his wife, alice, in genuine ways, not in the gushy, over simplified expressions of a hallmark card. Trillin has written about alice in other books which i have not read, and he admits that those trillin opens his heart and home to readers as he chronicles his relationship with alice from their first chance meeting at a party, to their final goodbye when cancer claimed her life after a 20year remission. Putting down calvin trillins about alice one word came to mind. In calvin trillins antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as t. In his writing, she was sometimes his subject and always his muse. It was a very slim 78 pages tribute to calvin trillin s wife alice.
He covered the schoolintegration movement in georgia, and wrote a long running new yorker column about america, including a lot about what he was eating in america. This delightful book collects calvin trillins accounts of his trips to europe with his wife, alice, and their two daughters. About alice by calvin trillin, 9781400066155, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The 2008 presidential election in rhyme, is the nation s deadline poet. In that spirit, calvin trillin has, with about alice, created a. Jan 01, 2006 the alice in question in the memoir, about alice is alice trillin, wife and muse of calvin trillin, the author of this book. Calvin trillin, the author of random houses deciding the next decider. The dedication of the first book he published after her death read, i wrote this for alice. In calvin trillins antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day and the mother who thought that if you didnt go to every performance of your childs school play, the county. When i wrote in the dedication of a book for alice, i meant it literally. Tummy trilogy american fried alice lets eat third helpings. Alice trillin is a recurring subject in calvin trillins writings, including his 2006 book titled about alice. Jan 20, 2019 on the other hand, a slim book like about alice can be devastating. This delightful book collects calvin trillin s accounts of his trips to europe with his wife, alice, and their two daughters.
Alice trillin starred in many of calvin s essays about food and family, but this book reveals much about her personal and professional background i didnt know, and provides a fuller portrait of her intelligent, thoughtful character. Now, five years after her death, her husband offers this loving. Calvin trillin has 57 books on goodreads with 40569 ratings. Calvin trillin remembers 911 differently from the rest of us.
Now, five years after her death, her husband offers this loving portrait of alice trillin off the page. Calvin trillin was born in kansas city, missouri in 1935 to edythe and abe trillin. In that 2011 memoir, an expansion of an earlier new yorker article, the journalist calvin trillin conjures a great love. About alice in calvin trillins antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day and the mother who thought that if you didnt go to every performance of your childs school play, the county would come and take the child.
This book was just reissued in conjunction with trillin s remembrance of alice called about alice. It was not something done by people of our vintage, says trillin, 71, cradling a gin martini in a. She was nice and she was concerned and she was smart and when she talked to you, she was thinking about you, and, also, she was so very pretty, he wrote in september of 2001, a few days after alice died. Writing with deep affection that readers will easily connect to, the author demonstrates through action and his writing the unlimitedness of love and the human spirit.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read about alice. It was a very slim 78 pages tribute to calvin trillins wife alice. Calvin marshall trillin born 5 december 1935 is an american journalist, humorist, food writer, poet, memoirist and novelist. Calvin trillin on his marriage and his new play about alice the cut. In calvin trillins antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day and the mother who thought that if you didnt go to every performance of your childs school play, the county would come and take the child. Calvin trillin has been a regular contributor to the new yorker since 1963, when the magazine published an education in georgia, his account of the desegregation of the university of georgia. Enjoy the best calvin trillin quotes at brainyquote.
The secret of calvin trillins slim but walloping book, about alice, is that its structure follows the contours of an oldfashioned piece of. Feb 26, 2007 about alice by calvin trillin, 9781400066155, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Calvin marshall trillin born 5 december 1935 is an american journalist, humorist, food writer. In calvin trillins antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had a weird predilection for. Alice stewart trillin may 8, 1938 september 11, 2001 was an american educator, author, film producer and longtime muse to her husband, author calvin trillin. Charleston post and courier read trillin and laugh out loud. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Now, five years after her death, her husband offers this loving portrait of alice trillin off.
Kentucky country ham, martinique crawfish, crabs on any coast when it comes to crabs, im ecumenical. I did enjoy reading about alice though, and think i would have liked to know her. As he would write in the dedication to that book, nearly everything he composed was written with one reader in mind. She was a busy college teacher, tv producer, cancer survivor, friend and more. Cornhusker french restaurants with purple interiors, sigma chi sommeliers, and flaccid canned vegetables. Alice trillin starred in many of calvins essays about food and family, but this book reveals much about her personal and professional background i didnt know, and provides a fuller portrait of her intelligent, thoughtful character. The secret of calvin trillin s slim but walloping book, about alice, is that its structure follows the contours of an oldfashioned piece of reportage, using a scrim of detachment to build tension and, when that is pulled aside, revealing an underlying core of enchantment.
In calvin trillins antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day and the mother who thought that if you didnt go to every performance of your childs school play, the county would come. Tweedies 1904 assertion that the beautiful town is being spoilt, and skip the grand tour in favor of swimming holes, table soccer, and taureaux piscine. Calvin trillin, a contributor to the new yorker since 1963, is the author of. Memoir of a marriage calvin trillins new book, about. Travels with alice by calvin trillin 1990, paperback for. Alice, let eat amply demonstrates why the new republic called calvin trillin a classic american humorist. In calvin s writing, alice was sometimes his subject and always his muse. This book was just reissued in conjunction with trillins remembrance of alice called about alice. Quotations by calvin trillin, american journalist, born december 5, 1935. About alice in calvin trillin s antic tales of family life, she was portrayed as the wife who had a weird predilection for limiting our family to three meals a day and the mother who thought that if you didnt go to every performance of your childs school play, the county would come and take the child. Jan 14, 2007 the secret of calvin trillins slim but walloping book, about alice, is that its structure follows the contours of an oldfashioned piece of reportage, using a scrim of detachment to build.
In 1965, he married the educator and writer alice stewart trillin, with whom he had two daughters. New york magazine in this delightful and delicious book, calvin trillin, guided by an insatiable appetite, embarks on a hilarious odyssey in. His quite enough of calvin trillin was awarded the thurber prize for american humor in 2011. Trillin is the sort of food lover who flees from soulless imitationscornhusker french restaurants with purple interiors, sigma chi sommeliers, and flaccid canned vegetables. On the other hand, a slim book like about alice can be devastating. Calvin trillin, a contributor to the new yorker since 1963, is the author. Dec 26, 2006 about alice ebook written by calvin trillin. About alice, lets eat trillin is our funniest food writer. About alice 9781400066155 by trillin, calvin and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
After his wifes death, the author received many touching notes of condolences from friends and readers alike. For almost six decades, calvin trillin has been a journalist, writing for the new yorker, the nation, and early on, at the shortlived magazine monocle. I had never read anything that this famous new yorker author had written so i was unfamiliar with this woman who is such an important character in some of his other books about his family life. Alice violated her own rule by being inordinately pretty, a gratuitous advantage she didnt mind possessing. She was also known for her work with cancer patients. I truly enjoyed this book, written by a provocative author whose writing has influenced many of us. Now, five years after her death, her husband offers this loving portrait of alice. From 1986 through 1995, the column was syndicated to newspapers. Alice stewart trillin was a writer and educational television producer who battled lung cancer in her late 30s, surviving it and going on to write about the experience, including in a 1981 new england journal of medicine article called of dragons and garden peas that was taught for years at medical schools.
I thought it was a sweet book and a wonderful tribute to alice. Calvin trillin seems like someone you d like as a friend he s witty, full of good stories, and can appreciate the smaller pleasures the world has to offer his writing suggests that it s better to be warm, amusing, and inclusive than edgy, preposterous, and bigger than life this book ties together anecdotes and observations from various trips he, his wife alice, and their girls had taken. Since 1990, trillin has written a piece of comic verse weekly for the nation. Putting down calvin trillin s about alice one word came to mind. He attended public schools in kansas city and went on to. Sep 09, 2011 calvin trillins beloved wife alice died on sept. The alice in question in the memoir, about alice is alice trillin, wife and muse of calvin trillin, the author of this book. Calvin trillin remembers 911 differently from the rest of. Now, five years after her death, her husband offers this loving portrait of alice trillin off the pagehis. He fervently seeks out regional specialitieskentucky country ham, martinique crawfish, crabs on any coast when it comes. About alice by calvin trillin is a touching memoir about the authors wife, alice. He writes with charm, freedom, and a rare respect for language. In the 1970s, calvin trillin informed us that the most glorious food in an american city was not to.