Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir by Mitch Albom about his meetings with his former sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz. Mitch, a successful sports columnist, gets in touch with Morrie, whom he has not seen in sixteen years and who is dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. Mitch begins to travel to Massachusetts every Tuesday to meet with Morrie, who discusses his life experiences, rich with memories and lectures and themes of love, life and happiness.
Newspaper sports columnist Mitch Albom recounts the time spent with his 78-year-old sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, at Brandeis University, who was dying from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Albom, a former student of Schwartz, had not corresponded with him since attending his college classes 16 years earlier. The first three chapters incorporate an ambiguous introduction to the final conversation between Albom and Schwartz, a brief flashback to Albom's graduation, and an account of the events Albom experienced between graduation and the reunion with his professor. The name Morrie comes from its meaning in Hebrew ( mori מורי), which means "my teacher."
Albom is a successful sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press despite his childhood dream of being a pianist. After seeing Schwartz on Nightline , Albom called Schwartz, who remembered his former pupil despite the lapse of 16 years. Albom was prompted to travel from Michigan to Massachusetts to visit Schwartz. A newspaper strike frees Albom to commute weekly, on Tuesdays, to visit with Schwartz. The resulting book is based on these fourteen Tuesdays they meet, supplemented with Schwartz's lectures and life experiences and interspersed with flashbacks and allusions to contemporary events.
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