Meanwhile there are letters : the correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald

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Label

Meanwhile there are letters : the correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald

Title remainder

the correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald

Statement of responsibility

edited and with an introduction by Suzanne Marrs and Tom Nolan

Contributor

• Marrs, Suzanne
• Nolan, Tom

Editor

• Nolan, Tom
• Marrs, Suzanne

Subject

• LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General
• Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001 -- Correspondence
• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence
• LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters
• Macdonald, Ross, 1915-1983 -- Correspondence
• Personal correspondence

Genre

• Correspondence
• Personal correspondence

Language

eng

Summary

• "In 1970, Ross Macdonald wrote a letter to Eudora Welty, beginning a thirteen-year correspondence between fellow writers and kindred spirits. Though separated by background, geography, genre, and his marriage, the two authors shared their lives in witty, wry, tender, and at times profoundly romantic letters, each drawing on the other for inspiration, comfort, and strength. They brought their literary talents to bear on a wide range of topics, discussing each others' publications, the process of translating life into fiction, the nature of the writer's block each encountered, books they were reading, and friends and colleagues they cherished. They also discussed the world around them, the Vietnam War, the Nixon, Carter, and Reagan presidencies, and the environmental threats facing the nation. The letters reveal the impact each had on the other's work, and they show the personal support Welty provided when Alzheimer's destroyed Macdonald's ability to communicate and write. The editors of this collection, who are the definitive biographers of these two literary figures, have provided extensive commentary and an introduction. They also include Welty's story fragment "Henry," which addresses Macdonald's disease. With its mixture of correspondence and narrative, Meanwhile There Are Letters provides a singular reading experience: a prose portrait of two remarkable artists and one unforgettable relationship"--
• "The moving portrait in letters of two American literary icons and their deeply loving friendship. Though separated by background, geography, genre, and his marriage, the two authors shared their lives in witty, wry, tender, and at times profoundly romantic letters, each drawing on the other for inspiration, comfort, and strength. The letters reveal the impact each had on the other's work, and they show the personal support Welty provided when Alzheimer's destroyed Macdonald's ability to communicate and write"--

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• Provided by publisher
• Provided by publisher

Biography type

collective biography

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 813/.52
• B

Index

index present

LC call number

PS3545.E6

LC item number

Z48 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography