Literary Reflections
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First edition
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Author | James Michener |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Memoir |
Publisher | State House Press |
Publication date
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1993 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 213pp. |
ISBN | 1-880510-06-5 |
Literary Reflections (1993) was written by American author James A. Michener.
A compilation of previously published materials with updates and an Introduction written by Mr. Michener in 1993.
Contents
Chapter Summary
1. Collectors, Forgers — And A Writer: A Memoir
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- 65 pages. Originally published by Targ Editions in 1983.
- A discussion of Mr. Michener's college years and some aquantances and works that still influenced him later in his life and career.
2. Testimony
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- 25 pages. Originally published by A. Grove Day of White Knight Press in 1983.
- A discussion of his self-education on how to write a novel and the books which most influenced his style.
3. Who Is Virgil T. Fry?
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- 9 pages. Originally published in The Clearing House in October 1941, with a foreword written by Mr. Michener in 1993.
- Michener's first published work of fiction.
- Unlike his later work, much of the action is told through dialog.
- The main character was also the basis for the main character in "Tales Of The South Pacific".
4. Verses To A Writer Heading For Ninety
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- 4 pages. Original to this book. 1993
5. Opinions On Other Writers
Ernest Hemmingway
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- Introduction to "The Dangerous Summer" Originally published by Scribers in 1985 and updated for this book by Mr. Michener in 1993.
Margaret Mitchell
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- Introduction to the 1975 Anniversary Edition of "Gone With The Wind". Originally published by Macmillan in 1975.
Marcus Goodrich
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- Afterward to a reprint of "Delilah" published by Southern Illinois University Press in 1977 and updated for this book by Mr. Michener in 1993.
Truman Capote
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- Foreword to "Conversations With Capote" written by Lawrence Grobel and Originally published by New American Library in 1985.
References
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