Tuesdays with Morrie

by Mitch Albom · first published 1997

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, A Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson is a 1997 memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits he made to his former Brandeis University sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz was dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The book was written in part to help defray Schwartz's medical bills. Originally printed in a run of 20,000 copies, it became a number-one New York Times bestseller and spent over four years on the list. It has sold over 17 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 45 languages, making it one of the bestselling memoirs of all time.

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Genre:

Biographical

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.9 / 5 (80 on Open Library)

Year page:

1997