Who am I?: An Autobiography of Emotion, Mind and Spirit (Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography) - Tapa dura

[Tuan] unfolds his life, friendships, environment, and emotions in a unique manner that not only makes reading this book quite interesting but also encourages readers to look at human life and society from a different perspective. Suping Lu, "Multicultural Review"" An honest and highly personal, if unfashionable, perspective on sexuality, race, and identity. . . . It is undoubtedly worth reading, both for the inherently interesting tale it relates and for Tuan s willingness to risk self-exposure. Benjamin Forest, "Cultural Geographies"" "[Tuan] unfolds his life, friendships, environment, and emotions in a unique manner that not only makes reading this book quite interesting but also encourages readers to look at human life and society from a different perspective."--Suping Lu, "Multicultural Review" "An honest and highly personal, if unfashionable, perspective on sexuality, race, and identity. . . . It is undoubtedly worth reading, both for the inherently interesting tale it relates and for Tuan's willingness to risk self-exposure."--Benjamin Forest, "Cultural Geographies"

The story of a Chinese-American who arrived in the US as a 20-year old graduate student and stayed to become one of America's best-known writers on cultural geography, landscape, and environment, this autobiography mixes the recognition, accolades and success, with a deep sense of personal failure.