Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets

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"When I began writing this account I was living under a shower curtain in a stand of bamboo in a public park. I did not undertake to write about homelessness, but wrote what I knew, as an artist paints a still life, not because he is especially fond of fruit, but because the subject is readily at hand." A beautifully written account of one man's experience of homelessness, Travels with Lizbeth is a story of physical survival and the triumph of the artistic spirit in the face of enormous adversity. In his unique voice - dry, disciplined, poignant, ...
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"When I began writing this account I was living under a shower curtain in a stand of bamboo in a public park. I did not undertake to write about homelessness, but wrote what I knew, as an artist paints a still life, not because he is especially fond of fruit, but because the subject is readily at hand." A beautifully written account of one man's experience of homelessness, Travels with Lizbeth is a story of physical survival and the triumph of the artistic spirit in the face of enormous adversity. In his unique voice - dry, disciplined, poignant, comic - Eighner celebrates the companionship of his dog, Lizbeth, and recounts their ongoing struggle to survive on the streets of Austin, Texas, and hitchhiking along the highways to Southern California and back.

A beautifully written account of one man's experience of homelessness. In a dry, disciplined, and comic voice, Eighner celebrates the companionship of his dog, Lizbeth, and recounts their ongoing struggle to survive, from the streets of Austin, Texas, to hitchhiking along the highways to Southern California.

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Editorial Reviews

New York Times Books of the Century
....[H]is language about [Lizbethhis dog] is often strangely distantand it allows her to become a compelling character in his odyssey...
Library Journal
A writer of gay erotic fiction, Eighner first attracted the attention of the literary world when the Threepenny Review published ``On Dumpster Diving,'' his essay on how to forage for food, clothing, and other items from dumpsters. That piece is included in this remarkable account of Eighner's three years of homelessness. After quitting his job at a state mental hospital and being evicted from his rented shack, Eighner embarked with his dog, Lizbeth, on an odyssey of hitchhiking from Texas to California and back and of struggling to live on Austin's inhospitable streets. Refusing to panhandle or steal and fiercely attached to Lizbeth (a bed at the Salvation Army would have meant putting her to sleep), he endured numerous misfortunes and indignities. At first, Eighner's wierd prose--stiff, with lots of big 19th-century words--is off-putting, but then his unique voice--part naif innocent, part eccentric fool--has the reader rooting for Eighner and Lizbeth. Strongly recommended.-- Wilda Wil liams, ``Library Journal''
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A nonsentimental but compelling account of Eighner's homelessness on the streets of Austin, Texas and on the road to Southern California and back with his dog Lizbeth. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
New York Times Books of the Century
....[H]is language about [Lizbeth, his dog] is often strangely distant, and it allows her to become a compelling character in his odyssey...
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“The most eloquent description to date of what it is like to be homeless.” —San Diego Union-Tribune 

“Compelling…Mr. Eighner [is] a quirky guide into the homeless condition as he plunges on, through Miracle Miles, desert flea markets and dusty truck stops.” —The Wall Street Journal 

“If there's any justice in the world, [this book] should guarantee its author a roof over his head for the rest of his days.” —The New York Times Book Review

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This beautifully written account of one man's experience of homelessness tells the true story of physical survival and the triumph of the artistic spirit in the face of enormous adversity.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780449909430
  • Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 9/27/1994
  • Edition description: REPRINT
  • Pages: 288
  • Product dimensions: 6.04 (w) x 8.72 (h) x 0.75 (d)

Meet the Author

LARS EIGHNER was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. In 1988 he and his dog Lizbeth became homeless, and their experiences over the following three years were recorded in Travels with Lizbeth, which became a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, and includes the often-cited essay "On Dumpster Diving." His other works include numerous story collections and a comic novel. He now lives in Austin with his partner.

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