{"product_id":"literary-alchemist-steve-paul-9780826222466","title":"Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, 2022 Society of Midland Authors award for Biography\/Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvan S. Connell (1924-2013) emerged from the American Midwest determined to become a writer. He eventually made his mark with attention-getting fiction and deep explorations into history. His linked novels \u003ci\u003eMrs. Bridge \u003c\/i\u003e(1959) and \u003ci\u003eMr. Bridge \u003c\/i\u003e(1969) paint a devastating portrait of the lives of a prosperous suburban family not unlike his own that, more than a half century later, continue to haunt readers with their minimalist elegance and muted satire. As an essayist and historian, Connell produced a wide range of work, including a sumptuous body of travel writing, a bestselling epic account of Custer at the Little Bighorn, and a singular series of meditations on history and the human tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first portrait and appraisal of an under-recognized American writer is based on personal accounts by friends, relatives, writers, and others who knew him; extensive correspondence in library archives; and insightful literary and cultural analysis of Connell's work and its context. It also illuminates aspects of American publishing, Hollywood, male anxieties, and the power of place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Paul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826222463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826222466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 17","brand":"Steve Paul","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047931310335,"sku":"9780826222466","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_606fcab1-d524-4993-b282-7f2f7263d97e.jpg?v=1684992966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/literary-alchemist-steve-paul-9780826222466","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}