William Maxwell (1) (1908–2000)
Autor/a de So Long, See You Tomorrow
Per altres autors anomenats William Maxwell, vegeu la pàgina de desambiguació.
Sobre l'autor
Born in Lincoln, Illinois in 1908, William Maxwell is one of America's more prominent writers. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the National Book Critics Circle Award (1994), and the American Book Award (1982) for his novel "So Long, See You Tomorrow." Maxwell's fiction has been mostra'n més described as nostalgic. Most of his work takes place in simpler, gentler times in the small towns of the American Midwest. Two of Maxwell's novels, "They Came Like Swallows" (1937) and "So Long, See You Tomorrow" (1980), deal with characters who lose relatives in the influenza epidemic of 1918. Maxwell's own mother died in the epidemic when he was ten years old. Maxwell published his first novel, "Bright Center of Heaven," in 1934. He moved to New York City in 1936 and was hired by the New Yorker. His years as an editor there, 1936 to 1976, coincided with what many believe are the magazine's finest. This was the era that saw the publication of the works of many accomplished writers, such as J. D. Salinger, Eudora Welty, John Updike, and Mary McCarthy in the New Yorker's pages. Maxwell has published six novels, several collections of short stories, a family history, and numerous book reviews. He served as president of the National Institute of Arts and letters from 1969 to 1972. William Maxwell has been married for over 50 years to the former Emily Noyes. They met at the New Yorker when she applied for a job. The couple has two daughters. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Obres de William Maxwell
The Element of Lavishness: Letters of William Maxwell and Sylvia Townsend Warner, 1938-1978 (2000) 142 exemplars
The Happiness of Getting It Down Right: Letters of Frank O'Connor and William Maxwell, 1945-1966 (1996) 39 exemplars
Homecoming 2 exemplars
Stories 1938 - 1945 1 exemplars
Stories 1952 - 1956 1 exemplars
Obres associades
New York Stories (Everyman's Pocket Classics) (2011) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions — 151 exemplars
Literary Traveller: An Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction (1994) — Col·laborador — 54 exemplars
Antaeus No. 64/65, Spring/Autumn 1990 - Twentieth Anniversary Issue (1990) — Col·laborador — 12 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Keepers Maxwell, William
- Altres noms
- IGGULDEN, Conn
MAXWELL, William - Data de naixement
- 1908-08-16
- Data de defunció
- 2000-07-31
- Lloc d'enterrament
- River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. Plot: Sec 123, Lot 76, Between Graves 1&2
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Lincoln, Illinois, USA
- Lloc de defunció
- New York, New York, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Lincoln, Illinois, USA
New York, New York, USA - Educació
- University of Illinois
Harvard University - Professions
- editor (fiction editor, The New Yorker)
short-story writer
novelist - Relacions
- Salinger, J. D. (friend)
Warner, Sylvia Townsend (friend) - Organitzacions
- The New Yorker (fiction editor for 40 years)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1963) - Premis i honors
- Brandeis Creative Arts Medal
Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
PEN/Malamud Award (1995)
Gold Medal, American Academy of Arts and Letters (1995)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1958)
Membres
Ressenyes
Quan les històries estan ben explicades
No hi ha homes per damunt de dones, ni ritmes descontrolats, ni paraules sobreres, ni descripcions eternes, ni diàlegs impossibles. Només històries.
No hi ha homes per damunt de dones, ni ritmes descontrolats, ni paraules sobreres, ni descripcions eternes, ni diàlegs impossibles. Només històries.
Llistes
Five star books (3)
Favourite Books (1)
A Novel Cure (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 27
- També de
- 18
- Membres
- 5,051
- Popularitat
- #4,956
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 144
- ISBN
- 136
- Llengües
- 10
- Preferit
- 29
A través de los ojos de estos tres personajes, Maxwell retrata a una familia y a la mujer sobre la que ésta se sostiene. Recreando con maestría el ambiente de la clase media estadounidense de principios de los años veinte, Vinieron como golondrinas muestra esas necesidades veladas de amor y comprensión que nos acompañan durante toda nuestra vida.… (més)