{"product_id":"william-goyen-william-goyen-9780292729643","title":"William Goyen: Selected Letters from a Writer's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eProclaimed \"one of the great American writers of short fiction\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003e William Goyen (1915-1983) had a quintessentially American literary career, in which national recognition came only after years of struggle to find his authentic voice, his audience, and an artistic milieu in which to create. These letters, which span the years 1937 to 1983, offer a compelling testament to what it means to be a writer in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prolific correspondent, Goyen wrote regularly to friends, family, editors, and other writers. Among the letters selected here are those to such major literary figures as W. H. Auden, Archibald MacLeish, Joyce Carol Oates, William Inge, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Spencer, and Katherine Anne Porter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese letters constitute a virtual autobiography, as well as a fascinating introduction to Goyen's work. They add an important chapter to the study of American and Texas literature of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Goyen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292729642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292729643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 471\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.05d","brand":"William Goyen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128441499903,"sku":"9780292729643","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db2281be-54ec-428c-8f62-1a1b3ae89561.jpg?v=1687458707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-goyen-william-goyen-9780292729643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}