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"Lars Eighner is the Thoreau of the Dumpsters. Comparisons to Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and Hamsun's Hunger leap to mind. A classic of down-and-out literature." —Phillip LopateWhen__Travels with Lizbeth__was first published in 1993, it was proclaimed an instant classic. Lars Eighner's account of his descent into homelessness and his adventures on the streets has moved, charmed, and amused generations of readers. As Lars wrote, "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."Containing the widely anthologized essay "On Dumpster Diving,"__Travels with Lizbeth__is a beautifully written account of one man's experience of homelessness, 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 hitchhi

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Author

Eighner, Lars

Publisher

St. Martin's Publishing Group;St. Martin's Griffin

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250036254

Category

travel

Subjects

Social Science, Memoir, Fiction

Rating

3.73 / 5 (385 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14