Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell - Couverture rigide

Paul, Steve

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0826222463 ISBN 13 : 9780826222466

Editeur : University of Missouri Press, 2021

Synopsis

Winner, 2022 Society of Midland Authors award for Biography/Memoir

Evan S. Connell (1924-2013) emerged from the American Midwest determined to become a writer. He eventually made his mark with attention-getting fiction and deep explorations into history. His linked novels Mrs. Bridge (1959) and Mr. Bridge (1969) paint a devastating portrait of the lives of a prosperous suburban family not unlike his own that, more than a half century later, continue to haunt readers with their minimalist elegance and muted satire. As an essayist and historian, Connell produced a wide range of work, including a sumptuous body of travel writing, a bestselling epic account of Custer at the Little Bighorn, and a singular series of meditations on history and the human tragedy.

This first portrait and appraisal of an under-recognized American writer is based on personal accounts by friends, relatives, writers, and others who knew him; extensive correspondence in library archives; and insightful literary and cultural analysis of Connell's work and its context. It also illuminates aspects of American publishing, Hollywood, male anxieties, and the power of place.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steve Paul worked for the Kansas City Star for 40 years, as a reporter, writer, and editor. He is the author of two books, including Hemingway at Eighteen: The Pivotal Year That Launched an American Legend. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Missouri Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826222463
• ISBN 13: 9780826222466
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
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