Size: 6x1x9; The binding is Clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.

Size: 6x1x9; The binding is Clean and tight with minor shelf wear. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.

Austin. 1995. University Of Texas Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in

Austin. 1995. University Of Texas Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0292727739. Edited & With An Introduction by Robert Phillips. Afterword by Sir Stephen Spender. 427 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Proclaimed 'one of the great American writers of short fiction' by the New York Times Book Review, William Goyen (1915-1983) had a quintessentially American literary career, in which national recognition came only after years of struggle to find his authentic voice, his audience, and an artistic milieu in which to create. These letters, which span the years 1937 to 1983, offer a compelling testament to what it means to be a writer in America. A prolific correspondent, Goyen wrote regularly to friends, family, editors, and other writers. Among the letters selected here are those to such major literary figures as W. H. Auden, Archibald MacLeish, Joyce Carol Oates, William Inge, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Spencer, and Katherine Anne Porter. These letters constitute a virtual autobiography, as well as a fascinating introduction to Goyen's work. They add an important chapter to the study of American and Texas literature of the twentieth century. inventory #28582.

First edition. Edited with an introduction by Robert Phillips. Afterword by

First edition. Edited with an introduction by Robert Phillips. Afterword by Sir Stephen Spender. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with publisher's letter laid in.