Geography of Genre John Glassco’s Memoirs of Montparnasse

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Geography of Genre John Glassco’s Memoirs of Montparnasse
Abstract
The Montreal-born John Glassco (1909-1981) lived in Paris from 1927 to 1930 and Spain in 1931. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical "Memoirs of Montparnasse," published in 1970. Memoirs of Montparnasse is a controversial chronicle of Glassco's youthful adventures and encounters with celebrities in the Paris of James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, and Ernest Hemingway.
Book Title
Reflections: Autobiography and Canadian Literature
Place
Ottawa, ON
Publisher
University of Ottawa Press
Date
1988
Pages
15-26
Language
en
ISBN
0-7766-0195-4
Citation
Adams, Timothy Dow. “Geography of Genre John Glassco’s Memoirs of Montparnasse.” In Reflections: Autobiography and Canadian Literature, edited by Klaus Peter Stich, 15–26. Ottawa, ON: University of Ottawa Press, 1988.
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