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on Page One: Early American Authors • Anthologies & Literary History
on Page Two: Early XXth Century Authors - A thru M
on Page Three: Early XXth Century Authors - N thru Z • The Beats
on Page Four: Latter XXth Century Authors - A thru L
here on Page Five: Latter XXth Century Authors - M thru Z
on Spirit of America's main page: XXIst Century Authors
Latter XXth Century
American Authors
A thru L {on Page 4} •• M thru Z {just below}
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Norman Mailer [1923-2007]
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"The Spooky Art: Some Thoughts On Writing" [2003]
"[This] may be the most insightful book written about writing." — Robert Jaffee, L.A. Weekly Random House 8x5¼ pb [2/2004] for $11.16 Random House 9½x6½ hardcover [1/2003] for $17.47 |
 | "The Armies of The Night: History As A Novel, The Novel As History" [1968]
Mailer participated in the March On The Pentagon of 21 October 1967; his arrest and news commentary were expanded into a book, which became a bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize. Plume 8x5¼ pb [1/95] for $10.20 New American Library hardcover [12/68] out of print/used |
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"The Deer Park" [Putnam 1955]
Based on Mailer's experiences working as a screenwriter in Hollywood in the early 1950s, set in a desert town much like Palm Springs, California. Vintage 8x5¼ pb [10/97] for $11.20 |
Leonard Michaels [1933-2003]
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"The Collected Stories" [2007] by Leonard Michaels FS&G pb [DUE July 2008] pre-order for $10.20 FS&G 9x6 hardcover [5/2007] for $17.16 |
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James A. Michener [1907-97]
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James A. Michener Society [est. 1998]
winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize {for "Tales of The South Pacific"}
James A. Michener papers at University of Northern Colorado
James A. Michener Art Museum [est. 1988] in Doylestown, PA
Michener Center for Writers at University of Texas - Austin
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"James A. Michener: A Biography" [1985] by John P. Hayes Bobbs-Merrill hardcover [11/87] out of print/many used |
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"Michener: A Writer's Journey" [2005] by Stephen J. May Univ OK Press 9x6¼ hardcover [10/2005] for $29.95 |
Arthur Miller [1915-2005]
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H.U.A.C. 'Hollywood Blacklist' page
 | Arthur Miller: Collected Plays, 1944-1961 [2006] Edited by Tony Kushner Library of America 8x5¼ hardcover [2/2006] for $23.10 includes "The Man Who Had All the Luck" [written 1940]; "All My Sons" [1947]; "Death of A Salesman" [1949]; Miller's 1950 adaptation of Ibsen's "An Enemy of The People"; "The Crucible" [1953]; "A View From The Bridge [1955]; "A Memory of Two Mondays" [1955 one-act]; and "The Misfits" [1961 novella] |
Denne Bart Petitclerc [1929-2006]
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sci-fi author H. Beam Piper [1904-64]
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"The Complete Fuzzy" [1998] by H. Beam Piper
includes "Little Fuzzy", "Fuzzy Sapiens" & "Fuzzies and Other People" Ace 9x6 pb [12/98] out of print/used Book 1: "Little Fuzzy" [1962] by H. Beam Piper Cosmos Books mass pb [7/2007] for $6.99 Ace 7x5 pb [1/87] out of print/used Aegypan 11x6½ hardcover [6/2006] for $25.95 Book 2: "Fuzzy Sapiens" (originally "The Other Human Race") [1964] Ace 7x5 pb [8/85] out of print/used Ace 7x5 pb [8/84] out of print/used Book 3: "Fuzzies and Other People" [1984] by H. Beam Piper Ace 7x5 pb [12/86] out of print/used Ace 7x5 pb [8/84] out of print/used "Fuzzy Bones" [1981] by William Tuning Penguin mass pb [12/81] out of print/many used "Golden Dream: A Fuzzy Odyssey" [1982] by Ardath Mayhar Ace mass pb [9/83] out of print/many used "The Adventures of Little Fuzzy" childrens book [1983] Adapted by Benson Parker, illustrated by Michael Whelan & David Wenzel Platt & Munk hardcover [1/83] out of print/used |
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Roger Price [1918-90]: books • Wikipedia
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Thomas Savage [1915-2003]
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Hubert Selby, Jr. [1928-2004]
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'Exit Wounds' Hubert Selby, Jr. fansite
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Dr. Seuss {Theodor Geisel 1904-91} Page
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Jean Shepherd [1921-99]
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humorist Max Shulman [1919-88]
creator of Dobie Gillis and other silliness
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columnist Jack Smith [1916-96]: books • biography • Wikipedia
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Rex Stout [1886-1975] + Nero Wolfe series Page
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sci-fi author Theodore Sturgeon [1918-85]
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gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson [1937-2005] Page
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John Kennedy Toole [1937-69]
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"Ken & Thelma: The Story of A Confederacy Of Dunces" [2005] by Joel L. Fletcher Pelican Publg 7¾x6½ hardcover [4/2005] for $14.96 |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. [1922-2007] Page
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Frank Waters [1902-95]
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"The Man Who Killed The Deer" [1942 novel]
Frank Waters Foundation
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Eudora Welty [1909-2001]
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Eudora Welty Foundation
Eudora Welty House museum [built 1925; opened 2006] in Jackson, MS
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Welty: Complete Novels [1998] Edited by Richard Ford & Michael Kreyling Library of America 8x5¼ hardcover [8/98] for $23.10 includes "The Robber Bridegroom" [1942 novella]; "Delta Wedding" [1946]; "The Ponder Heart" [1953]; "Losing Battles" [1970]; and Pulitzer Prize-winner "The Optimist's Daughter" [1972] Welty: Stories, Essays & Memoir [1998] Edited by Richard Ford & Michael Kreyling Library of America 8x5¼ hardcover [8/98] for $23.10 includes 41 short stories, 9 essays & the memoir "One Writer's Beginnings" [1984] |
"The Ponder Heart" [PBS TV movie 2001]
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playwright August Wilson [1945-2005]
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won Pulitzer Prizes in 1986 & 1990
MD's August Wilson fansite
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poet James Wright [1927-80]
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1972 Pulitzer Prize
James Wright Poetry Festival [est. 1981] in Martins Ferry, OH
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Richard Wright [1908-60]
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"Native Son" [1940 novel]:
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Richard Yates [1926-92]
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"Revolutionary Road" [rediscovered 1961 novel] by Richard Yates
Mired in creeping boredom in the suburbs, with unfulfilled lives and careers, a prosperous Connecticut couple decides to move with their two children to France to escape the consumerist demands of capitalist America. The book is compared to Updike, and described as well written, witty & intriguing; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Novels (10/2005) Vintage 8x5¼ pb [4/2000] for $10.17 Greenwood Press 8½x5¾ hardcover [10/71] for $89.95 feature film [DreamWorks; scheduled for Dec 2008 release] Co-produced & directed by Sam Mendes; starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates & Michael Shannon video/DVD not yet available; latest info at IMDb |
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"A Tragic Honesty: The Life and Work of Richard Yates" [2003] by Blake Bailey Picador 8¼x5½ pb [5/2004] for $12.24 Picador 9½x6½ hardcover [7/2003] out of print/many used |
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Frank Yerby [1916-91]
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Authors A to Z Books at Amazon.com
Authors A to Z Audiocassettes at Amazon.com
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