The two worlds of William March / Roy S. Simmonds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simmonds.

Contributor:

Roy, S.

Series:

Library of Alabama classics.

The Library of Alabama classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

March, William, 1893-1954.

March, William.

Novelists, American--20th century--Biography.

Novelists, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 pages)

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1984.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Described by José Garcia Villa as America's 'greatest short story writer,' by Alistair Cooke as the 'the unrecognized genius of our time,' and by his biographer as 'one of the most remarkable, talented, and shamefully neglected writers that America has pro- duced,' William March (1893-1954) is remembered, if at all, for The Bad Seed, which March ironically regarded as his worst work. The emphasis in The Two Worlds of William March is on the literary career, and we get a fairly full picture of a hardworking, oversensitive, compassionate bachelor, who suffered a tragic breakdown late in

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Early Years; 2. Service in the U. S. Marines; 3. Beginnings of Two Careers; 4. The Two Worlds Established; 5. Company K and Hitler's Germany; 6. Come in at the Door and Escape to London; 7. The Little Wife and Other Stories and Analysis with Glover; 8. The Tallons and Resignation from Waterman; 9. Some Like Them Short and Life as a Full-Time Author; 10. The Looking-Glass and Wartime New York; 11. Trial Balance and the Edge of the Abyss; 12. The Move to New Orleans; 13. October Island and New Roots Established; 14. The Bad Seed and Posthumous Success; Afterword; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8587-8

OCLC:

772845404