William Goyen

Release on 2014-02-19 | by William Goyen

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Author: William Goyen
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292770560
Category: Literary Collections
Page: 471
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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.

Language: en
Pages: 471

William Goyen

Authors: William Goyen

Categories: Literary Collections

Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-19 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

Language: en
Pages: 389

It Starts with Trouble

Authors: Clark Davis

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-15 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

William Goyen was a writer of startling originality and deep artistic commitment whose work attracted an international audience and the praise of such luminaries as Northrop Frye, Truman Capote, Gaston Bachelard, and Joyce Carol Oates. His subject was the land and language of his native East Texas; his desire, to