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American Writers at Homeby J. D. McClatchy
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: For lovers of American literature, history, architecture, and design, this elegant and engaging book brings together photographic and literary portraits of the houses of America's most beloved writers, revealing as never before how important place — a sense of home — has been in the formation of our finest writing.
From Big Sur to coastal Maine, and including writers as diverse as Ernest Hemingway, Frederick Douglass, and Louisa May Alcott, American Writers at Home takes readers on a tour of the American literary heritage, from the turn-of-the-century estates of Edith Wharton and Mark Twain to the humbler homes of Robert Frost and Walt Whitman. We are admitted into private spaces that bore witness to genius, where Edna St. Vincent Millay's clothes still hang in the closet and Nathaniel Hawthorne's musings remain inscribed on the window pane in his study. Along the way, we see how the personal passions, creative idiosyncrasies, and often profound sorrows of these writers have shaped the books we love most. The combination of J.D. McClatchy's brilliantly literate and insightful text and Erica Lennard's stunning and evocative photographs makes this extraordinary gift book a keepsake that every American reader will cherish. Synopsis:From Big Sur to coastal Maine, The Library of America presents a lavish and fascinating tour of the homes of America's greatest writers. Synopsis:- American Writers at Home is copublished by The Library of America and The Vendome Press, publisher of the successful Writers' Houses (2002). What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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