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The Collected Stories Of William Humphrey
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Author : William Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Laurel
Release Date : 1986-09-01
The Collected Stories Of William Humphrey written by William Humphrey and has been published by Laurel this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-09-01 with Fiction categories.
A collection of twenty-two stories that probe the lives, trials, dreams and struggles of vividly drawn characters
The Collected Stories Of William Humphrey
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Author : William Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-02-17
The Collected Stories Of William Humphrey written by William Humphrey and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-17 with Fiction categories.
The essential anthology of early short fiction by an American master Set primarily in Texas and Oklahoma during the Great Depression, these extraordinary stories display the unique blend of irony, nostalgia, and sharp-edged lyricism that established William Humphrey as one of America’s finest chroniclers of small-town life. In “The Last Husband,” a bright-eyed newlywed bears witness to the cynical intrigues of an older married couple. “The Human Fly” is the darkly humorous story of a young man’s misguided attempt to create a new identity for himself in the rural Texas community where his name has become a running joke. “Quail for Mr. Forester” is the tender and precisely detailed portrait of a young Southern boy yearning for the glorious past he never knew. In “The Rainmaker,” a self-proclaimed professor of the elements is tarred, feathered, and run out of town for raising a dust storm instead of delivering the promised downpour. He escapes across the Red River and finally succeeds in bringing an end to the drought, only to be forced to flee yet again when a three-day deluge results in disastrous flooding. Marked by the same originality and artistry that distinguished Home from the Hill and The Ordways as two of the finest novels in American literature, The Collected Stories of William Humphrey is a testament to the breathtaking scope of its author’s vision and the graceful precision of his craft. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Humphrey including rare photos form the author’s estate.
William Humphrey
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Author : Bert Almon
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 1998
William Humphrey written by Bert Almon and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Literary Criticism categories.
This is the first full-length study of the life and writings of the Texas novelist, William Humphrey, who died August 21, 1997. Based on research in Humphrey's vast archives at the University of Texas, it provides the first full picture of his life and identifies many untraced sources of his work. The guiding principle is an exploration of Humphrey's satire on life-destroying myths: the myths of the hunter, the South, the cowboy hero, the Depression-era outlaw, and, supremely, the myth of Texas. To his dismay, Humphrey was often seen as a celebrator of these myths.
My Moby Dick
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Author : William Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-02-17
My Moby Dick written by William Humphrey and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-17 with Sports & Recreation categories.
From the acclaimed author of Home from the Hill and The Ordways comes a charming and erudite account of what happens when the fish hooks the fisherman In the Berkshire mountains, novelist and avid outdoorsman William Humphrey discovers a gigantic, one-eyed brown trout lazing in the shallows of a roadside stream. Between three and four feet long and weighing more than thirty pounds, it is a fish too big not to be fished for. It is also, therefore, a fish too big to be caught. Yet Humphrey resolves to do just that, and with a dry fly, no less. What follows is a season-long pursuit of the impossible as the amateur angler practices his technique, devises schemes for getting old One-eye to bite, and steels himself for the climactic showdown. Man and trout will find that they have much to learn from each other. One of the finest fishing stories ever published, My Moby Dick is a small masterpiece about a whale of a fish. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Humphrey including rare photos form the author’s estate.
Stories Contemporary Southern Short Fiction
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Author : Donald Hays
language : en
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Release Date : 1989
Stories Contemporary Southern Short Fiction written by Donald Hays and has been published by University of Arkansas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with American fiction categories.
Far From Home
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Author : William Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Southern Literary Studies
Release Date : 2008
Far From Home written by William Humphrey and has been published by Southern Literary Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Literary Collections categories.
Often compared to William Faulkner, renowned American writer William Humphrey (1924–1997) sought to shatter myths about the South in such acclaimed novels as Home from the Hill, The Ordways, and Proud Flesh, and in his voluminous short stories, critical essays, and memoirs. This collection of Humphrey’s best letters deserves space on the bookshelf alongside these earlier works. Beginning in the 1940s when, as a true starving artist, he wore borrowed clothes and could afford only one meal a day, the letters move to his time as a goatherd, his stint as a teacher at Bard College, and his middle years in Europe. They continue as he returns to America and teaches at Washington and Lee, MIT, Princeton, and Smith, and decrease in number as his health declines in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Humphrey corresponded with some of the central figures in the literary and intellectual life of the twentieth century, including writers such as Katherine Anne Porter and Leonard Woolf, and the publishers Alfred and Blanche Knopf. These letters present a vivid picture of Humphrey as he provides commentary on his contemporaries through personal observations combined with sharp critical judgments. Humphrey amuses readers with witty anecdotes and charming tales, including a hilarious account of Christmas dinner with Robert Lowell, a story about British intellectual Cyril Connolly’s near arrest in New York City, and a series of enchanting misunderstandings between Humphrey and his French publisher. The letters also provide remarkable insights into Humphrey’s own works, showing him to be a man happiest when he forgot about himself also prone to plunging into despondency. The correspondence unforgettably reveals his troubled soul and his life as a quintessential artist: a man with the unswerving drive to make a lasting contribution to American literature.
Bad Girls At Samarcand
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Author : William Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 1997-05-01
Bad Girls At Samarcand written by William Humphrey and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-05-01 with History categories.
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September Song
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Author : William Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-02-17
September Song written by William Humphrey and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-17 with Fiction categories.
From one of America’s most acclaimed authors comes a masterful collection of bittersweet tales about the autumn of life In the exquisite title story, seventy-six-year-old Virginia Tyler will finally marry the love of her life—as soon as she finds the courage to leave her husband of almost fifty years. In “The Apple of Discord,” a Hudson Valley farmer, heartsick that none of his three daughters or their husbands wants to keep the family orchard, commits an act of desperation.“Vissi d’Arte” is the poignant story of a husband whose belief that his wife is destined to become a world-famous painter borders on the delirious. In “A Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man,” an aging writer realizes that the young reporter sent from the big-city newspaper to interview him is gathering material for his obituary. The lies he tells her are a delicious act of defiance. By turns tender, funny, and sad, September Song is William Humphrey at his most eloquent and empathetic. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Humphrey including rare photos form the author’s estate.
Short Story Index
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
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Farther Off From Heaven
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Author : William Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2015-02-17
Farther Off From Heaven written by William Humphrey and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
William Humphrey’s acclaimed memoir is a richly detailed portrait of small-town Texas and a poignant account of the tragedy that shaped the author’s life At three o’clock in the morning on July 5, 1937, William Humphrey awoke to his mother’s urgent cry: “Get dressed as quick as you can! Your daddy has been hurt.” Rushing to the doctor’s office, mother and son arrived to find Clarence Humphrey battered beyond recognition: his chest crushed, his face bruised black and caked with blood, his teeth shattered. He soon drew his final breath. In that terrible moment, thirteen-year-old William knew that nothing would ever be the same again: “I felt slip from me in that moment not only the certainty of my future but the fixity of my past. It was as if I had been wakened out of my childhood.” He moved with his mother to Dallas soon after, and although he set his classic novels, Home from the Hill and The Ordways, in his hometown of Clarksville, he would not return for thirty-two years. A masterpiece of autobiography, Farther Off from Heaven is the fiercely honest, exquisitely crafted story of William Humphrey’s childhood and the sudden end of his innocence. This ebook features an illustrated biography of William Humphrey including rare photos form the author’s estate.