Syncopations: Beats, New Yorkers, and Writers in the Dark

by James Campbell

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This compulsively readable collection of profiles and essays by James Campbell, tied together by a beguiling autobiographical thread, proffers unique observations on writers and writing in the post-1950s period. Campbell considers writers associated with the New Yorker magazine, including John Updike, William Maxwell, Truman Capote, and Jonathan Franzen. Continuing his longterm engagement with African American authors, he offers an account of his...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520252373

ISBN13:9780520252370

Release Date:July 2008

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:251 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.5" x 8.9"

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African-American & Black Americas Arts & Literature Authors Beat Generation Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Classics

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