Memoirs of Childhood and Youth
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Memoirs of Childhood and Youth

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Memoirs of Childhood and YouthIn 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,

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 06/01/1997
ISBN: 9780815604464
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.30h x 5.23w x 0.50d
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