Best known as the longtime fiction editor at The New Yorker, William Maxwell worked closely with greats like Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike, Mary McCarthy, John Cheever, and many others. His own novels include They Came Like Swallows and So Long, See You Tomorrow, and have become so highly acclaimed that many now consider him to be one of the twentieth-century's most important writers. Barbara A. Burkhardt's William Maxwell: A Literary Life represents the first major critical study of Maxwell's life and work. Writing with an economy and elegance befitting her subject, Burkhardt addresses...
Best known as the longtime fiction editor at The New Yorker, William Maxwell worked closely with greats like Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike, Mary McCar...
Known as a beloved, longtime fiction editor at "The New Yorker," William Maxwell worked closely with such legendary writers as Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike, Mary McCarthy, and John Cheever. His own novels include "They Came Like Swallows" and the American Book Award-winning "So Long, See You Tomorrow," and many consider him to be one of the twentieth century's most important writers. Barbara Burkhardt's "William Maxwell: A Literary Life" represents the first major critical study of this Illinois writer's life and work.
Writing with an economy and elegance befitting her subject,...
Known as a beloved, longtime fiction editor at "The New Yorker," William Maxwell worked closely with such legendary writers as Vladimir Nabokov, Jo...
