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The James Dickey Reader
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The James Dickey Reader Paperback - 1999

by James Dickey

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Published to coincide with his son Christopher Dickey's memoir, "Summer of Deliverance, " this collection of poems and prose distill's James Dickey's tremendous talent and influence, and sheds light on his remarkable career.

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Atria Books, August 1999. Paperback. USED Good.
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  • Title The James Dickey Reader
  • Author James Dickey
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Condition USED Good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atria Books, New York
  • Date August 1999
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 215518
  • ISBN 9780684864358 / 0684864355
  • Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.14 x 6.04 x 0.86 in (23.22 x 15.34 x 2.18 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99023976
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

From the rear cover

This collection of James Dickey's poems and prose includes choice selections of the author's poetry, fiction, and essays, as well as some early unpublished poetry and excerpts from his unfinished novel Crux. Organized chronologically by genre, this is the definitive collection of works by one of the twentieth century's most important talents.

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Citations

  • Ingram Advance, 08/01/1999, Page 69
  • New York Times, 12/19/1999, Page 18
  • Publishers Weekly, 06/14/1999, Page 59

About the author

James Dickey published fifteen books of poetry, four collections of essays, four coffee-table books, three novels, and one screenplay. His book of poetry Buckdancer's Choice received the National Book Award, the Poetry Society of America's Melville Cane Award, and an award from the National Institute of Arts and Letters. His bestselling first novel, Deliverance, was made into a movie. He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and was Poet-in-Residence and First Carolina Professor of English at the University of South Carolina from 1969 until his death in 1997

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