William Maxwell (1) (1908–2000)
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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 mehr anzeigen 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) weniger anzeigen
Werke von William Maxwell
The Element of Lavishness: Letters of William Maxwell and Sylvia Townsend Warner, 1938-1978 (2000) 142 Exemplare
The Happiness of Getting It Down Right: Letters of Frank O'Connor and William Maxwell, 1945-1966 (1996) 39 Exemplare
Homecoming 2 Exemplare
Stories 1938 - 1945 1 Exemplar
Stories 1952 - 1956 1 Exemplar
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New York Stories (Everyman's Pocket Classics) (2011) — Mitwirkender, einige Ausgaben — 151 Exemplare
Antaeus No. 64/65, Spring/Autumn 1990 - Twentieth Anniversary Issue (1990) — Mitwirkender — 12 Exemplare
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MAXWELL, William - Geburtstag
- 1908-08-16
- Todestag
- 2000-07-31
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- River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. Plot: Sec 123, Lot 76, Between Graves 1&2
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- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Lincoln, Illinois, USA
- Sterbeort
- New York, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- Lincoln, Illinois, USA
New York, New York, USA - Ausbildung
- University of Illinois
Harvard University - Berufe
- editor (fiction editor, The New Yorker)
short-story writer
novelist - Beziehungen
- Salinger, J. D. (friend)
Warner, Sylvia Townsend (friend) - Organisationen
- The New Yorker (fiction editor for 40 years)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1963) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- 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)
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