Publication
Counterpoint (2009), 668 pages
Original publication date
1977
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Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — 1980)
Pulitzer Prize (Winner — 1978)
National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist — General Nonfiction — 1977)
Notable Books List (1977)
Description
An account of Dr. Johnson's dramatic personal life, monumental genius, and boundless literary activities and impact follows him from poverty and hack work, through trial and tumult, to lionization as the unchallenged literary arbiter of his times.
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LibraryThing member Urquhart
While it is primarily, a psychological portrait of the man and how he struggled with severe depression and major breakdowns and Tourette's Syndrome and much more throughout his life, it also shows how very much one individual can achieve in life despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
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book's subject matter being what it is, it is probably not suitable for a 'beach read' but it did get a Natl Bk Award, the Pulitzer Prize, etc. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
1582435243 / 9781582435244
Physical description
668 p.; 6 inches
Pages
668