What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

by HARRIS, E. LYNNHARRIS, E. LYNN

• ISBN13: 9780553527773
• ISBN10: 0553527770
• Edition: Abridged
• Format: Audio CD
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Random House Audio Voices

Summary

The author recounts his life, from his childhood in Arkansas as a lonely closeted gay boy, through his years at the University of Arkansas and employment at IBM, to his hard-earned success as a bestselling author.

Author Biography

<b>E. LYNN HARRIS</b> is a former IBM computer sales executive and a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is the author of eight novels: <i>A Love of My Own</i>,<i> Any Way the Wind Blows</i>,<i> Not a Day Goes By</i>,<i> Abide with Me</i>,<i> If This World Were Mine</i>,<i> This Too Shall Pass</i>,<i> Just As I Am</i>, and <i>Invisible Life.</i> In 1996 and 2002, <i>Just As I Am</i> and <i>Any Way the Wind Blows</i> were both named Novel of the Year by the Blackboard African American Bestsellers, Inc. <i>If This World Were Mine</i> won the James Baldwin Award for Literary Excellence. In 2000 and 2001 Harris was named one of the fifty-five “Most Intriguing African Americans” by <i>Ebony</i> and inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. In 2002, Harris was included in <i>Savoy</i> magazine’s “100 Leaders and Heroes in Black America.” Harris divides his time between New York City and Atlanta, Georgia.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>