Selected Letters from a Writer's Life.
by [Literary Letters] Goyen, William
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- ISBN 10
- 0292727739
- ISBN 13
- 9780292727731
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About This Item
Austin :: University of Texas Press,, 1995.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight unread copy in a Fine bright dust jacket. Proclaimed "one of the great American writers of short fiction" by the New York Times Book Review, William Goyen (1915-1983) had a quintessentially American literary career, in which national recognition came only after years of struggle to find his authentic voice, his audience, and an artistic milieu in which to create. These letters, which span the years 1937 to 1983, offer a compelling testament to what it means to be a writer in America. A prolific correspondent, Goyen wrote regularly to friends, family, editors, and other writers. Among the letters selected here are those to such major literary figures as W. H. Auden, Archibald MacLeish, Joyce Carol Oates, William Inge, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Spencer, and Katherine Anne Porter. These letters constitute a virtual autobiography, as well as a fascinating introduction to Goyen's work. They add an important chapter to the study of American and Texas literature of the twentieth century.
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- Gregor Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27819
- Title
- Selected Letters from a Writer's Life.
- Author
- [Literary Letters] Goyen, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing of the First US Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0292727739
- ISBN 13
- 9780292727731
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press,
- Place of Publication
- Austin :
- Date Published
- 1995.
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE LETTERS;
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