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Memoirs of Childhood and Youth

Name: Memoirs of Childhood and Youth
Author: Albert Schweitzer
ISBN: 9780815604464

by Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Bergel (Editor), Kirt Bergel

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Overview

In this charming autobiographical essay, Albert Schweitzer 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 those 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.

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Schweitzer tells of his first 19 years in Upper Alsace and his youthful discoveries of religion, music, and friendship. Includes rarely seen b&w photos. This translation is based on the original German edition by C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, M<:u>nchen, 1924. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.