Author:James Agee,Walker Evans,Blake Morrison
In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignement for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when in 1941 Let Us Now Praise Famous Men was first published to enourmous critical acclaim. This unspairing record of place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives today stands as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century.
Marvellous and well-illustrated...based on exhaustive research and full of intriguing nuggets of information
—— Chandak Sengoopta , IndependentA beautifully balanced book, melding historical fact with modern anecdotes... It's the definitive history of curry
—— Mail on SundayFascinating and meticulously researched... layers historical fact with mouth-watering dinner table gossip of maharajah's epicurean excesses
—— Meera Syal , The TimesOriginal and highly entertaining
—— Daily Mail