Edmund Wilson - A Biography (Paperback, Revised)


This comprehensive biography of prolific critic, essayist, historian, and novelist Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) posits, quite successfully, that the subject lived a life as romantic and chaotic as his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald's. Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown and the tragic death of his second wife (he was married four times, among them, Mary McCarthy); had affairs with numerous beautiful women, including Edna St. Vincent Millay; and was friend to literary giants such as John Dos Passos, Vladimir Nabakov, and W.H. Auden.

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This comprehensive biography of prolific critic, essayist, historian, and novelist Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) posits, quite successfully, that the subject lived a life as romantic and chaotic as his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald's. Wilson suffered a nervous breakdown and the tragic death of his second wife (he was married four times, among them, Mary McCarthy); had affairs with numerous beautiful women, including Edna St. Vincent Millay; and was friend to literary giants such as John Dos Passos, Vladimir Nabakov, and W.H. Auden.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 2003

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

September 2003

Authors

Dimensions

227 x 156 x 32mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

592

Edition

Revised

ISBN-13

978-0-8154-1111-6

Barcode

9780815411116

Categories

LSN

0-8154-1111-1



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