Library of America (Firm)
Author
Series
Library of America volume 128
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"In The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940), one of the most extraordinary debuts in modern American literature, an enigmatic deaf-mute draws out the confessions of an itinerant worker, a young girl, a doctor, and a widowed cafe proprietor. The disfiguring violence of desire is explored with shocking intensity in two shorter works, Reflections in a Golden Eye (1941), a tale of murder and madness at an army base, and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1943),...
Author
Series
The Library of America volume 143
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
"John Dos Passos traveled widely in Europe, the Middle East, Mexico, and the United States, witnessing many of the tumultuous political, social, and cultural events of the early 20th century and recording his changing response to them. This volume collects the vibrant and insightful travel books and essays he wrote at the same time he was publishing his fictional masterpieces Three Soldiers, Manhattan Transfer, and U.S.A." "Rosinante to the Road Again...
3) Writings
Author
Series
Library of America volume 145
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Literary Classics of the United States
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A presentation of the best of Smith's inimitable columns...miniature masterpieces that set the gold standard for sportswriting. Includes Smith's indelible profiles of sports luminaries and unforgettable accounts of historic occasions, which show his gift for distilling a career's essence in a single column.
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