Motel Chronicles documents the surprising world of the man behind the plays that have made Sam Shepard a legend of film, theater and prose. Shepard chronicles his own life, birth in Illinois, childhood memories of Guam, Pasadena and rural Southern California, adventures as ranch hand, waiter, musician, dramatist and film actor. Scenes from the book form the basis of his play Superstitions, and of the film Paris, Texas, essential reading.
