Tracy Kidder graduated from Harvard and studied at the University of Iowa. He has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Award, and many other literary prizes. The author of Mountains Beyond Mountains, My Detachment, Home Town, Old Friends, Among Schoolchildren, House, and The Soul of a New Machine, Kidder lives in Massachusetts and Maine.
Praise for Tracy Kidder’s Strength In What Remains
“That 63-year-old Tracy Kidder may have just written his finest
work -- indeed, one of the truly stunning books I've read this year
-- is proof that the secret to memorable nonfiction is so often the
writer’s readiness to be surprised. Deo’s experience can feel like
this era’s version of the Ellis Island migration. Deo is propelled,
so often, by pure will, and his victories…summon a feeling of
restored confidence in human nature and American opportunity. Then
we plunge into hell. Having only glimpses of Deo’s past, we
suddenly get a full-blown portrait. Kidder’s rendering of what Deo
endured and survived just before he boarded the plane for New York
is one of the most powerful passages of modern nonfiction.”
–Ron Suskind, The New York Time Book Review
“Kidder tells Deo's story with characteristic skill and sensitivity
in a complex narrative that moves back and forth through time to
build a richly layered portrait. One of the pleasures of reading
Kidder is that sooner or later, in most of his books, someone puts
us in mind of the closing lines from ``Middlemarch'': ``For the
growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts;
and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have
been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden
life, and rest in unvisited tombs.''”
–Boston Globe
“A tale of unspeakable barbarism and unshakeable strength.” –Time
Magazine
“It is a mark of the skill and empathy of Mr. Kidder, a Pulitzer
Prize-winning author, that he makes Deo's story come alive
believably–as the experience of a real individual–and avoids…the
usual tropes of a triumph-of-the- human-spirit tale. [T]he book
encourages a general hope that individuals can transcend even the
greatest horrors.”
–Wall Street Journal
"Strength in What Remains" builds in magnitude and poignancy. It is
moving without being uplifting, because Kidder has the intelligence
to avoid any hint of the saccharine within its pages.” –Chicago
Tribune
“[Tracy Kidder’s] kind of literary journalism…involves seeing the
world through the eyes of those he writes about; not judging them,
simply presenting them as they move through life… Kidder is one of
the best, if not the best, at it, garnering a Pulitzer, a National
Book Award and generations of grateful readers.” –Susan Salter
Reynolds, The Los Angeles Times
“In its sober ability to astonish, this may well be Tracy Kidder's
best book.”
–Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Tracy Kidder's new book "Strength in What Remains" is...a
narrative infused with a broad, universal appeal and occasional
touches of brilliance. He offers us fine prose, complex characters,
and realistic portrayals. Deo's resilience, his struggle to
overcome adversity strikes a chord in all of us. His story
reaffirms our hope that one person can make a difference... [T]his
book is one not to be missed. –Seattle Times
Tracy Kidder is probably one of the few authors alive who can craft
a narrative from the extremes of despair and hope and make it work
beautifully. Kidder is a master of creative nonfiction, employing
both journalistic and novelistic techniques to tell a true story,
compellingly. –Steve Weinberg, Raleigh News & Observer
“With an anthropologist’s eye and a novelist’s pen, Pulitzer
Prize—winning Kidder (Mountains Beyond Mountains) recounts the
story of Deo, the Burundian former medical student turned American
émigré at the center of this strikingly vivid story…. This
profoundly gripping, hopeful and crucial testament is a work of the
utmost skill, sympathy and moral clarity.”
–Publishers Weekly ( starred review)
“A tale of ethnocide, exile and healing by a master of narrative
nonfiction…. Terrifying at turns, but tremendously inspiring…a key
document in the growing literature devoted to postgenocidal
justice.” –Kirkus Reviews
"Read this book, and it's one that you will not likely forget. The
story of a journey, classical in its way, but contemporary and very
modern in its details. It's written with such simplicity and
lucidity that it transcends the moment and becomes as powerful and
compelling as those journeys of myth." –Jonathan Harr, author of A
Civil Action and The Lost Painting
“The reporting is impeccable, but it’s Kidder’s great feat of
sympathetic imagination that dazzles. Walk a mile in Deo’s shoes;
your world will be larger and darker for it.”
–William Finnegan, author of Cold New World and Crossing the
Line
“The journey of Deo achieves mythic importance in Tracy Kidder’s
expert hands.”
–Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, author of Random Family
“Tracy Kidder’s Strength in What Remains is a tour de force.
Inspiring. Moving. Gripping. Deo’s story is remarkable, stunning
really. His journey is the story of our times, one that keeps the
rest of us from forgetting. This book will stir the conscience and
resurrect your faith in the human spirit.” –Alex Kotlowitz, author
of There Are No Children Here
"Believe me, at the end of this riveting narrative, your eyes will
not be dry."
–Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold’s Ghost
In the mid-1990s, former medical student Deogracias (Deo) arrived in New York from his native country of Burundi with $200, no knowledge of English, and no contacts. Thanks in part to the kindness of strangers, he eventually completed his education, obtained U.S. citizenship, and returned to Burundi to build a hospital. Pulitzer Prize winner Kidder (Mountains Beyond Mountains) tells Deo's moving story, narrating with a clear voice that expresses just the right level of emotion. Utterly inspiring; highly recommended for all. [The Random hc, published in August, was a New York Times best seller.-Ed.]-Nancy R. Ives, SUNY at Geneseo Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.
Praise for Tracy Kidder's Strength In What
Remains
"That 63-year-old Tracy Kidder may have just written his finest
work -- indeed, one of the truly stunning books I've read this year
-- is proof that the secret to memorable nonfiction is so often the
writer's readiness to be surprised. Deo's experience can feel like
this era's version of the Ellis Island migration. Deo is propelled,
so often, by pure will, and his victories...summon a feeling of
restored confidence in human nature and American opportunity. Then
we plunge into hell. Having only glimpses of Deo's past, we
suddenly get a full-blown portrait. Kidder's rendering of what Deo
endured and survived just before he boarded the plane for New York
is one of the most powerful passages of modern nonfiction."
-Ron Suskind, The New York Time Book Review
"Kidder tells Deo's story with characteristic skill and sensitivity
in a complex narrative that moves back and forth through time to
build a richly layered portrait. One of the pleasures of reading
Kidder is that sooner or later, in most of his books, someone puts
us in mind of the closing lines from ``Middlemarch'': ``For the
growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts;
and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have
been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden
life, and rest in unvisited tombs.''"
-Boston Globe
"A tale of unspeakable barbarism and unshakeable strength." -Time
Magazine
"It is a mark of the skill and empathy of Mr. Kidder, a Pulitzer
Prize-winning author, that he makes Deo's story come alive
believably-as the experience of a real individual-and avoids...the
usual tropes of a triumph-of-the- human-spirit tale. [T]he book
encourages a general hope that individuals can transcend even the
greatest horrors."
-Wall Street Journal
"Strength in What Remains" builds in magnitude and poignancy. It is
moving without being uplifting, because Kidder has the intelligence
to avoid any hint of the saccharine within its pages." -Chicago
Tribune
"[Tracy Kidder's] kind of literary journalism...involves seeing the
world through the eyes of those he writes about; not judging them,
simply presenting them as they move through life... Kidder is one
of the best, if not the best, at it, garnering a Pulitzer, a
National Book Award and generations of grateful readers." -Susan
Salter Reynolds, The Los Angeles Times
"In its sober ability to astonish, this may well be Tracy Kidder's
best book."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Tracy Kidder's new book "Strength in What Remains" is...a
narrative infused with a broad, universal appeal and occasional
touches of brilliance. He offers us fine prose, complex characters,
and realistic portrayals. Deo's resilience, his struggle to
overcome adversity strikes a chord in all of us. His story
reaffirms our hope that one person can make a difference... [T]his
book is one not to be missed. -Seattle Times
Tracy Kidder is probably one of the few authors alive who can craft
a narrative from the extremes of despair and hope and make it work
beautifully. Kidder is a master of creative nonfiction, employing
both journalistic and novelistic techniques to tell a true story,
compellingly. -Steve Weinberg, Raleigh News &
Observer
"With an anthropologist's eye and a novelist's pen, Pulitzer
Prize-winning Kidder (Mountains Beyond Mountains) recounts
the story of Deo, the Burundian former medical student turned
American emigre at the center of this strikingly vivid story....
This profoundly gripping, hopeful and crucial testament is a work
of the utmost skill, sympathy and moral clarity."
-Publishers Weekly ( starred review)
"A tale of ethnocide, exile and healing by a master of narrative
nonfiction.... Terrifying at turns, but tremendously inspiring...a
key document in the growing literature devoted to postgenocidal
justice." -Kirkus Reviews
"Read this book, and it's one that you will not likely forget. The
story of a journey, classical in its way, but contemporary and very
modern in its details. It's written with such simplicity and
lucidity that it transcends the moment and becomes as powerful and
compelling as those journeys of myth." -Jonathan Harr, author of
A Civil Action and The Lost Painting
"The reporting is impeccable, but it's Kidder's great feat of
sympathetic imagination that dazzles. Walk a mile in Deo's shoes;
your world will be larger and darker for it."
-William Finnegan, author of Cold New World and
Crossing the Line
"The journey of Deo achieves mythic importance in Tracy Kidder's
expert hands."
-Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, author of Random
Family
"Tracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains is a tour de force.
Inspiring. Moving. Gripping. Deo's story is remarkable, stunning
really. His journey is the story of our times, one that keeps the
rest of us from forgetting. This book will stir the conscience and
resurrect your faith in the human spirit." -Alex Kotlowitz,
author of There Are No Children Here
"Believe me, at the end of this riveting narrative, your eyes will
not be dry."
-Adam Hochschild, author of King Leopold's
Ghost
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