10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WESTERN WRITER»
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western writer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
western writer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Literary History of the American West
He is the only western writer who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature
, the only western novelist to have a book reach the top of the best seller list. Still,
Steinbeck is not generally regarded as a typically western writer. Perhaps it is ...
Western Literature Association (U.S.), 1987
2
Sixty-Four Years As a
Writer
"Do you know my favorite Western writer, Louie L' Amour?" "I certainly do. He's a
good friend." From that time on, I had my own personal policeman guide when I
visited the Library of Congress, for he took me directly to the security entrance of
...
3
Stegner: Conversations on History and Literature
notice that you prefer not to be called a western writer. Is that because western
writers are often thought of as purveyors of horse opera and formula fiction? But
aren't you a western writer in the same way that Faulkner was a southern writer, ...
Wallace Earle Stegner, Richard W. Etulain, 1996
4
Writing Together, Writing Apart: Collaboration in
Western ...
But the concept of authorship is masculine, as we see in his essay "Born a
Square," in which Stegner traces the development, potential disillusionment, and
eventual promise the representative western writer offers the rest of the nation: "[
The ...
5
The Gold Bug Story Book: Mining Camp Tales by a
Western Writer
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
6
Images of Southeast Asia in Children's Fiction
For in choosing to set a realistic story in an Asian context the Western writer often
has in mind the depiction of the social and physical landscape very different from
his home, a background which would command the child's attention and tell ...
7
Spectator Sampler: Essays
Today there are a number of areas but the obvious thing to say about them is that
they are not the West but only islands or oases in it. The vigilante state of mind
need not be overt in order to do its job. Every Western writer knows its passive ...
8
Unsettling the Literary West: Authenticity and Authorship
Presley is a western writer literally out of time. He turns his attention away from
the "vast, vague, impersonal Song of the West" toward a labor (and undoubtedly
laboredl poem on working-class valor tided "The Toilers" (872-73l. Presley's ...
9
United States: Re-Viewing American Multicultural Literature
Is Willa Cather a Western writer or a midwestern realist? Blake Allmendinger
recently took a crack at this problem and came up with an interesting new way of
defining Western literature that makes Pearl Buck a Western writer. But, short of ...
10
Elmer Kelton and West Texas: A Literary Relationship
The correspondence with the agent, known for encouraging many a western
writer, reveals his interest in furthering Kelton's career — he often sent Kelton
letters from various editors about Kelton's writing, along with carbons of his own
letters ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WESTERN WRITER»
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western writer is used in the context of the following news items.
Western Lit: A Nature-Writer Rediscovered—Two Western Writers …
First published in 1886, The Story of My Heart, by Richard Jefferies, is a slim, mystical volume—a nature-writer's exploration of his own soul. Three years ago ... «Coachella Valley Independent, Jun 15»
Acclaimed Western writer Ivan Doig dies at 75
Doig, referred to as "the dean of Western writers," died early Thursday morning, ... the literary world "identified a major Montana writer coming right out of the box. «The Missoulian, Apr 15»
Novelist to Speak at WTAMU Western Writers Series
CANYON -- West Texas A&M University is hosting the latest installment in its Western Writers Series with readings and discussion from novelist Laura Pritchett ... «MyHighPlains, Mar 15»
Montana Cowboys: Cowboy poetry lifts this Western writer
MANCHESTER – In the rodeo arena, Paul Zarzyski earned the cowboy hat he wears. But, though he's one of the country's better known cowboy poets, ... «Great Falls Tribune, Dec 14»
Zane Grey: Iconic Western Writer Who Was a Republican …
In his nostalgic "The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-town America", Bill Bryson observes (with some chagrin) that the last book President Eisenhower read was ... «ChicagoNow, Jan 14»
The Western Writers of America lasso the best books of the year
And the keepers of that campfire flame are the members of the Western Writers of America. Since 1953 — just before “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza” blasted onto ... «Washington Post, Mar 13»
Hurley, an award-winning western writer with a dream
It was love at first sight, and it changed her from a local reporter into an award-winning Western writer. After 34 years of working for the Stampede, she is still on ... «Idaho Press-Tribune, Apr 11»
He Created a New Kind of Western
I was always better at talking about it, and writing about it, than I ever was at doing .... Western Writers of America voted him the greatest western writer of all time. «Wall Street Journal, Nov 09»
Western Writer Elmer Kelton Dies at 83
Unlike many writers of formula westerns over the years, Elmer Kelton avoided the lure of sagebrush nostalgia and the easy indulgence of Old West cliche. «Washington Post, Aug 09»
