"A Childhood" is a memoir by American author Harry Crews, published in 1978. The memoir recounts Crews' experiences growing up in poverty in rural Georgia during the Great Depression. Through a series of vivid and often harrowing anecdotes, Crews captures the harsh realities of life in the rural South during this time period, including his family's struggles to make ends meet, his father's alcoholism and abusive behavior, and the various misadventures and mishaps that marked his childhood. Despite the many challenges he faced, Crews also describes moments of joy and wonder, such as his discovery of literature and the natural world around him. Through its raw and unflinching portrayal of one man's childhood, the memoir offers a poignant and sometimes humorous commentary on the human condition, as well as a vivid portrait of a bygone era in American history.
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