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  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011

    0547376499 / 9780547376493

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    Etat : good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011

    0547376499 / 9780547376493

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    Hardback. Etat : Fair. Eavesdrop on one of the most celebrated literary friendships in American letters that of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell An epistolary feast for literary fans [and] a confidence booster for aspiring writers everywhere. A Entertainment Weekly If friendship is an art, this volume is its masterpiece. Lee Smith A remarkable testimony to friendship, literature, and an abiding love of life. Richmond Times-Dispatch What There Is to Say We Have Said bears witness to Welty and Maxwell s more than fifty years of friendship and their lives as writers and readers. It serves as a chronicle of their literary world, their talk of Katherine Anne Porter, Salinger, Dinesen, Updike, Percy, Cheever, and more. Through more than three hundred letters, Marrs brings us the story of a true, deep friendship and an homage to the forgotten art of letter writing. A vivid picture of twentieth-century intellectual life and a record of a remarkable friendship. Glorious. Houston Chronicle Full of great tidbits about The New Yorker back in the day . Charming. The New Yorker These letters evoke a lost world when events moved a bit more slowly, and friends could take the time to be both eloquently witty and generous with each other, and letters were unobtrusively artful about daily life. Welty and Maxwell are like two birds of the same species, calling to each other across the distances. Charles Baxter SUZANE MARS is the author of Eudora Welty: A Biography and One Writer s Imagination: The Fiction of Eudora Welty and is a recipient of the Phoenix Award for Distinguished Welty Scholarship.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011

    0547376499 / 9780547376493

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    Hardback. Etat : Good. Eavesdrop on one of the most celebrated literary friendships in American letters that of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell An epistolary feast for literary fans [and] a confidence booster for aspiring writers everywhere. A Entertainment Weekly If friendship is an art, this volume is its masterpiece. Lee Smith A remarkable testimony to friendship, literature, and an abiding love of life. Richmond Times-Dispatch What There Is to Say We Have Said bears witness to Welty and Maxwell s more than fifty years of friendship and their lives as writers and readers. It serves as a chronicle of their literary world, their talk of Katherine Anne Porter, Salinger, Dinesen, Updike, Percy, Cheever, and more. Through more than three hundred letters, Marrs brings us the story of a true, deep friendship and an homage to the forgotten art of letter writing. A vivid picture of twentieth-century intellectual life and a record of a remarkable friendship. Glorious. Houston Chronicle Full of great tidbits about The New Yorker back in the day . Charming. The New Yorker These letters evoke a lost world when events moved a bit more slowly, and friends could take the time to be both eloquently witty and generous with each other, and letters were unobtrusively artful about daily life. Welty and Maxwell are like two birds of the same species, calling to each other across the distances. Charles Baxter SUZANE MARS is the author of Eudora Welty: A Biography and One Writer s Imagination: The Fiction of Eudora Welty and is a recipient of the Phoenix Award for Distinguished Welty Scholarship.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin, 2006

    0156030632 / 9780156030632

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    Vendeur : World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Etats-UnisWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Paperback. Etat : Good. Eudora Welty's works are treasures of American literature. When her first short-story collection was published in 1941, it heralded the arrival of a genuinely original writer who over the decades wrote hugely popular novels, novellas, essays, and a memoir, One Writer's Beginnings, that became a national bestseller. By the end of her life, Welty (who died in 2001) had been given nearly every literary award there was and was all but shrouded in admiration. In this definitive and authoritative account, Suzanne Marrs restores Welty's story to human proportions, tracing Welty's life from her roots in Jackson, Mississippi, to her rise to international stature. Making generous use of Welty's correspondence-particularly with contemporaries and admirers, including Katherine Anne Porter, E. M. Forster, and Elizabeth Bowen-Marrs has provided a fitting and fascinating tribute to one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin, 2006

    0156030632 / 9780156030632

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    Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Eudora Welty's works are treasures of American literature. When her first short-story collection was published in 1941, it heralded the arrival of a genuinely original writer who over the decades wrote hugely popular novels, novellas, essays, and a memoir, One Writer's Beginnings, that became a national bestseller. By the end of her life, Welty (who died in 2001) had been given nearly every literary award there was and was all but shrouded in admiration. In this definitive and authoritative account, Suzanne Marrs restores Welty's story to human proportions, tracing Welty's life from her roots in Jackson, Mississippi, to her rise to international stature. Making generous use of Welty's correspondence-particularly with contemporaries and admirers, including Katherine Anne Porter, E. M. Forster, and Elizabeth Bowen-Marrs has provided a fitting and fascinating tribute to one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books (edition Reprint edition), 2006

    0156030632 / 9780156030632

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    Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Reprint edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011

    0547376499 / 9780547376493

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    hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

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  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011

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    Etat : Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

    0156030632 / 9780156030632

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    Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

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    Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

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    Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

    0156030632 / 9780156030632

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  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

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    Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

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    paperback. Etat : Very Good. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.

  • Langue : anglais

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  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011

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    Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011

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    Etat : Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

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    Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (edition First Edition), 2011

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    Hardcover. Etat : Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

    0156030632 / 9780156030632

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    Etat : good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Mariner Books, 2006

    0156030632 / 9780156030632

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    Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011

    0547376499 / 9780547376493

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    Hardback. Etat : Fair. Eavesdrop on one of the most celebrated literary friendships in American letters that of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell An epistolary feast for literary fans [and] a confidence booster for aspiring writers everywhere. A Entertainment Weekly If friendship is an art, this volume is its masterpiece. Lee Smith A remarkable testimony to friendship, literature, and an abiding love of life. Richmond Times-Dispatch What There Is to Say We Have Said bears witness to Welty and Maxwell s more than fifty years of friendship and their lives as writers and readers. It serves as a chronicle of their literary world, their talk of Katherine Anne Porter, Salinger, Dinesen, Updike, Percy, Cheever, and more. Through more than three hundred letters, Marrs brings us the story of a true, deep friendship and an homage to the forgotten art of letter writing. A vivid picture of twentieth-century intellectual life and a record of a remarkable friendship. Glorious. Houston Chronicle Full of great tidbits about The New Yorker back in the day . Charming. The New Yorker These letters evoke a lost world when events moved a bit more slowly, and friends could take the time to be both eloquently witty and generous with each other, and letters were unobtrusively artful about daily life. Welty and Maxwell are like two birds of the same species, calling to each other across the distances. Charles Baxter SUZANE MARS is the author of Eudora Welty: A Biography and One Writer s Imagination: The Fiction of Eudora Welty and is a recipient of the Phoenix Award for Distinguished Welty Scholarship.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011

    0547376499 / 9780547376493

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    Hardback. Etat : Good. Eavesdrop on one of the most celebrated literary friendships in American letters that of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell An epistolary feast for literary fans [and] a confidence booster for aspiring writers everywhere. A Entertainment Weekly If friendship is an art, this volume is its masterpiece. Lee Smith A remarkable testimony to friendship, literature, and an abiding love of life. Richmond Times-Dispatch What There Is to Say We Have Said bears witness to Welty and Maxwell s more than fifty years of friendship and their lives as writers and readers. It serves as a chronicle of their literary world, their talk of Katherine Anne Porter, Salinger, Dinesen, Updike, Percy, Cheever, and more. Through more than three hundred letters, Marrs brings us the story of a true, deep friendship and an homage to the forgotten art of letter writing. A vivid picture of twentieth-century intellectual life and a record of a remarkable friendship. Glorious. Houston Chronicle Full of great tidbits about The New Yorker back in the day . Charming. The New Yorker These letters evoke a lost world when events moved a bit more slowly, and friends could take the time to be both eloquently witty and generous with each other, and letters were unobtrusively artful about daily life. Welty and Maxwell are like two birds of the same species, calling to each other across the distances. Charles Baxter SUZANE MARS is the author of Eudora Welty: A Biography and One Writer s Imagination: The Fiction of Eudora Welty and is a recipient of the Phoenix Award for Distinguished Welty Scholarship.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Harcourt Brace International, 2005

    0151009147 / 9780151009145

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    Vendeur : World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Etats-UnisWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Hardback. Etat : Fair. Eudora Welty's created some of the finest short fiction ever written. First published in the 1940s, they introduced a genuinely original voice, and launched a career that over the decades would include novels, novellas, reviews, essays, culminating in a 1984 memoir, One Writer's Beginnings, which remains one of her best-loved works. By the time of her death, Welty was bestowed nearly every literary award it is possible to get-the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, six O. Henry Awards, the National Medal of Literature, and the Medal of Freedom. To so many, she was not a writer but an icon.The Welty who emerges in this authoritative and affectionate biography by Suzanne Marrs will surprise some readers. Here is an account not of a sequestered spinster from Jackson, Mississippi, but of an inveterate traveler and a shrewd observer of her times. Marrs was close to Welty during the last two decades of the writer's life and makes effective use of the material to which this accorded her access, including the letters to and from the two great loves of Welty's life. Marrs also quotes generously from Welty's other correspondence, particularly with contemporaries and admirers, including Katherine Anne Porter, E. M. Forster, and Elizabeth Bowen. The result is a complete and involving portrait-of a writer of such classics as Why I Live at the P.O., A Worn Path, and Losing Battles, and of a woman passionately engaged by the world to which she bequeathed such timeless treasures.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Harcourt Brace International, 2005

    0151009147 / 9780151009145

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    Etat: Occasion - Satisfaisant

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    Hardback. Etat : Good. Eudora Welty's created some of the finest short fiction ever written. First published in the 1940s, they introduced a genuinely original voice, and launched a career that over the decades would include novels, novellas, reviews, essays, culminating in a 1984 memoir, One Writer's Beginnings, which remains one of her best-loved works. By the time of her death, Welty was bestowed nearly every literary award it is possible to get-the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, six O. Henry Awards, the National Medal of Literature, and the Medal of Freedom. To so many, she was not a writer but an icon.The Welty who emerges in this authoritative and affectionate biography by Suzanne Marrs will surprise some readers. Here is an account not of a sequestered spinster from Jackson, Mississippi, but of an inveterate traveler and a shrewd observer of her times. Marrs was close to Welty during the last two decades of the writer's life and makes effective use of the material to which this accorded her access, including the letters to and from the two great loves of Welty's life. Marrs also quotes generously from Welty's other correspondence, particularly with contemporaries and admirers, including Katherine Anne Porter, E. M. Forster, and Elizabeth Bowen. The result is a complete and involving portrait-of a writer of such classics as Why I Live at the P.O., A Worn Path, and Losing Battles, and of a woman passionately engaged by the world to which she bequeathed such timeless treasures.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2005

    0151009147 / 9780151009145

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    Vendeur : Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, Etats-UnisBetter World Books

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    Etat : Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

  • Langue : anglais

    Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005

    0151009147 / 9780151009145

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    Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Eudora Welty's works are treasures of American literature. When her first short-story collection was published in 1941, it heralded the arrival of a genuinely original writer who over the decades wrote hugely popular novels, novellas, essays, and a memoir, One Writer's Beginnings, that became a national bestseller. By the end of her life, Welty (who died in 2001) had been given nearly every literary award there was and was all but shrouded in admiration. In this definitive and authoritative account, Suzanne Marrs restores Welty's story to human proportions, tracing Welty's life from her roots in Jackson, Mississippi, to her rise to international stature. Making generous use of Welty's correspondence-particularly with contemporaries and admirers, including Katherine Anne Porter, E. M. Forster, and Elizabeth Bowen-Marrs has provided a fitting and fascinating tribute to one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.…