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Frank Norris
McElrath, Joseph R., Jr.; Crisler, Jessie
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Description for Frank Norris
Paperback. Born in Chicago in 1870, Frank Norris moved to San Francisco at fifteen, spent two years in Paris painting, returned to San Francisco to become an internationally famous author, and died at age thirty-two from a ruptured appendix. During his short life, he wrote an inspired series of novels. This title offers a full-scale portrait of Norris. Num Pages: 520 pages, 15 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 37. Weight in Grams: 840.
Born in Chicago in 1870, Frank Norris led a life of adventure and art. He moved to San Francisco at fifteen, spent two years in Paris painting, returned to San Francisco to become an internationally famous author, and died at age thirty-two from a ruptured appendix. During his short life, he wrote an inspired series of novels about the United States coming of age, including The Octopus, The Pit, and McTeague. Until recently, various obstacles prevented a comprehensive biography of Norris: the writer burned most of his correspondence, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire devoured more, and his brother ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252077296
SKU
V9780252077296
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About McElrath, Joseph R., Jr.; Crisler, Jessie
Joseph R. McElrath Jr. is the William Hudson Rogers Professor of English at Florida State University and the author of Frank Norris Revisited and Frank Norris: A Descriptive Bibliography.Jesse S. Crisler is Humanities Professor of English at Brigham Young University, the editor of Frank Norris: Collected Letters, and the coeditor of Frank Norris: A Reference Guide.
Reviews for Frank Norris
"An important book. Norris is a compelling figure in American letters
youthful, ambitious, prolific, Californian
and he merits just this kind of learned assessment."
Los Angeles Times "Not only is the narrative readable and captivating, but McElrath and Crisler correct a number of common misconceptions about Norris and his work, persuasively demonstrating that he was much more than simply the 'American Zola' that ... Read more
youthful, ambitious, prolific, Californian
and he merits just this kind of learned assessment."
Los Angeles Times "Not only is the narrative readable and captivating, but McElrath and Crisler correct a number of common misconceptions about Norris and his work, persuasively demonstrating that he was much more than simply the 'American Zola' that ... Read more