Alfred Kazin by Richard M Cook
The first biography of Alfred Kazin-inveterate New Yorker, autobiographer, and perhaps the last great man of American letters in the tradition of Edmund Wilson"A thorough, balanced, and very thoughtful life of one of twentieth-century America's premier critics and writers"—Sean Wilentz, Princeton University
-- Sean Wilentz"This is a splendid book, written with something of the verve of Kazin himself."—Denis Donoghue, author of The American Classics and Speaking of Beauty
-- Denis Donoghue"[Cook] is attuned to his subject and understands the forces that made this complex and difficult man tick. . . . [Cook] is an intelligent interpreter of his political values, motivations and actions."—Martin Rubin, San Francisco Chronicle -- Martin Rubin * San Francisco Chronicle *
Richard M. Cook teaches American literature at the University of Missouri—St. Louis. His articles on Alfred Kazin and other figures in American literature have appeared in American Literary History, Michigan Quarterly, American Studies International, and elsewhere. He lives in St. Louis.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300115055 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300115059 |
| Title | Alfred Kazin |
| Author | Richard M Cook |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2008-01-28 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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