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Julius Smith
Raised in the Northeast Bronx, this memoirist writes with warmth about family, neighborhood life, and the everyday moments that shaped his childhood. His work looks back on mid-20th-century New York with humor, feeling, and a strong sense of place.
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Ten years in Burma
by Julius Smith
About the author
Born in 1952, Julius Burns Smith grew up in the Northeast Bronx in a world of family dinners, jazz, faith, and lively neighborhood gatherings. On his author site, he describes drawing on those memories to recreate a childhood shaped by community, cultural richness, and the changing rhythms of city life.
Smith is the author of The Valley in the Bronx, a coming-of-age memoir centered on growing up in one of New York City's most storied boroughs. The book presents his early years with humor and reflection, focusing on the people, places, and experiences that stayed with him.
His writing is rooted in personal memory and everyday detail, giving listeners a vivid sense of time and place. For readers who enjoy memoirs about neighborhood life, identity, and the texture of American childhood, his work offers an intimate and heartfelt perspective.