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The Writers' Compound: The Story of Four American Authors in Key West

Jack L. Roberts

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Description:In 1976, four award-winning American writers each bought a modest home in a secluded one-acre section of Old Town, Key West, an island paradise that for years had welcomed and embraced a coterie of other well-known writers from Ernest Hemingway to Tennessee Williams.For a while, these four writers – poet John Ciardi, novelist Ralph Ellison, novelist John Hersey, and poet Richard Wilbur -- shared a special friendship. But over time, bitter resentments and acrimonious confrontations threatened to tear their longstanding friendships apart. Now, a candid new book, based on first-person interviews with other Key West writers, publishers, and compound residents, tells their drama-filled story. At the same time, the book captures the nostalgia of the period, and reveals the many reasons for the enduring allure of Key West for writers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Writers' Compound: The Story of Four American Authors in Key West. To get started finding The Writers' Compound: The Story of Four American Authors in Key West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Palm Tree Press

Release: 2018

ISBN: 0692184856

Description: In 1976, four award-winning American writers each bought a modest home in a secluded one-acre section of Old Town, Key West, an island paradise that for years had welcomed and embraced a coterie of other well-known writers from Ernest Hemingway to Tennessee Williams.For a while, these four writers – poet John Ciardi, novelist Ralph Ellison, novelist John Hersey, and poet Richard Wilbur -- shared a special friendship. But over time, bitter resentments and acrimonious confrontations threatened to tear their longstanding friendships apart. Now, a candid new book, based on first-person interviews with other Key West writers, publishers, and compound residents, tells their drama-filled story. At the same time, the book captures the nostalgia of the period, and reveals the many reasons for the enduring allure of Key West for writers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Writers' Compound: The Story of Four American Authors in Key West. To get started finding The Writers' Compound: The Story of Four American Authors in Key West, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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