Eugene O'Neill Remembered offers new views into the playwright's life by capturing the direct memories of those who were close to him through interviews, memoirs, and other recollections.
Opens a candid window into the life of a writer and teacher who overcame years of addiction and serious health problems as his voice, artistic vision, and sense of self evolved and matured In this audacious memoir, William Cobb reveals the tumultuous creative life of a distinguished practitioner of southern and Alabama storytelling.
Although much is known about the mature Truman Capote--his literary genius and flamboyant life-style--details of his childhood years spent in Monroeville, Alabama, have remained a mystery.
Frank Norris Remembered is a collection of reminiscences by Norris's contemporaries, friends, and family that illuminate the life of one of America's most popular novelists.
Sinclair Lewis Remembered is a collection of reminiscences and memoirs by contemporaries, friends, and associates of Lewis that offers a revealing and intimate portrait of this complex and significant Nobel Prize-winning American writer.
"e;Described by Jose Garcia Villa as America's 'greatest short story writer,' by Alistair Cooke as the 'the unrecognized genius of our time,' and by his biographer as 'one of the most remarkable, talented, and shamefully neglected writers that America has pro- duced,' William March (1893-1954) is remembered, if at all, for The Bad Seed, which March ironically regarded as his worst work.
A study of realism and folk literature and of the sources and techniques of storytelling Alias Simon Suggs is a study in the life and writings of Johnson J.
The great writer's irascible wit shines in this comprehensive collection Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews is an annotated and indexed scholarly edition of every known interview with Mark Twain.
In 1986, after years of publishing stories in literary magazines and periodicals, Mary Ward Brown published her first book, the story collection Tongues of Flame.
In Amado Muro and Me, ten-year-old Robert Seltzer discovers that his father, Chester, actually leads two livesone as a newspaperman and father who somehow always knows what his son is thinking; the other as Amado Muro, a passionate and gifted writer whose pseudonym is adapted from the name of his Mexican immigrant wife.
Exhibiting Slavery examines the ways in which Caribbean postmodern historical novels about slavery written in Spanish, English, and French function as virtual museums, simultaneously showcasing and curating a collection of "e;primary documents"e; within their pages.
James Still (19062001) first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet, and he remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature.
James Still (1906-2001) first achieved national recognition in the 1930s as a poet, and he remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature.
A portrait of an American thinker with contributions by Barbara Kingsolver, Bill McKibben, Sven Birkerts, Wes Jackson, and more: "e;A masterful collection.
This remarkable memoir is "e;both one person's extraordinary life story and a first-hand look at life in the mountains in a time that is fading from memory"e; (Kentucky Monthly).
This remarkable memoir is "e;both one person's extraordinary life story and a first-hand look at life in the mountains in a time that is fading from memory"e; (Kentucky Monthly).
John Keats's biographers have rarely been fair to George Keats (17971841)pushing him to the background as the younger brother, painting him as a prodigal son, or labeling him as the "e;business brother.
Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton's life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings.
A portrait of an American thinker with contributions by Barbara Kingsolver, Bill McKibben, Sven Birkerts, Wes Jackson, and more: "e;A masterful collection.
This collection of Twain's fiction and nonfiction on the subject "e;provides insight into the war's influence on this great American writer"e; (The Post and Courier, Charleston).
John Keats's biographers have rarely been fair to George Keats (1797-1841)-pushing him to the background as the younger brother, painting him as a prodigal son, or labeling him as the "e;business brother.
Nature was always vital in Thomas Merton's life, from the long hours he spent as a child watching his father paint landscapes in the fresh air, to his final years of solitude in the hermitage at Our Lady of Gethsemani, where he contemplated and wrote about the beauty of his surroundings.
The influential literary magazine The Dial is regarded as a titanic artistic and aesthetic achievement for having published most of the great modernist writers, artists, and critics of its day.
The influential literary magazine The Dial is regarded as a titanic artistic and aesthetic achievement for having published most of the great modernist writers, artists, and critics of its day.
The first deeply researched and sustained biographical treatment of a man who has become recognized as a significant figure in American publishing, transatlantic modernism, and the development of obscenity law.
In this book Ralph Schoolcraft explores the extraordinary career of the modern French author, film director, and diplomata romantic and tragic figure whose fictions extended well beyond his books.
