Synopses & Reviews
Review
“Bruccoli argues persuasively that O’Hara’s lasting literary importance will come because of his genius at reproducing the way certain Americans talked and lived; because of his commitment to ‘write truthfully and exactly’; because of his clarity and mastery of dialogue.”
—Boston Globe
Review
“O’Hara could not have asked for a better biography or biographer.”
—Library Journal
Review
‘Remarkably fresh—and undoubtedly controversial. A fascinating portrait of O’Hara and his times.”
—Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
The definitive biography of short story writer John O’Hara.
About the Author
Matthew J. Bruccoli was Jefferies Professor of English at the University of South Carolina.