In this charming autobiographical essay, Albert Schwenzer tells of his first nineteen years in Upper Alsace and his youthful discoveries of religion, music, and the inspiration of friendship. Even in his boyhood there were traces of what was to become his reverence for life : as a boy, he writes, he managed to dissuade several companions from going fishing because of the pain he felt the deed gave to both the worm and the fish. In poignant vignettes, Schweitzer also describes his unhappiness at discovering that he had better food or better clothing than chose around him. Memoirs of Childhood and Youth offers wonderful insights on Dr. Schweitzer's childhood journey that eventually led him to dedicate himself to medical service in African colonies. This new translation also has rarely seen photographs of Schweitzer, both as a youth and as an adult.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
ISBN-13
9780815604464
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96006754
Product Key Features
Book Title
Memoirs of Childhood and Youth
Author
Alice R. Bergel, Kurt Bergel, Albert Schweitzer
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Religious History, Christianity
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
104 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
178mm
Item Width
127mm
Item Weight
198g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Alice R. Bergel, Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Bergel
Series Title
Albert Schweitzer Library
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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