Process: A Novel
Kay Boyle
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Paperback. Tells the story of Kerith Day, in search of her own identity and place in the world. A critical observer of the dreary industrial landscape and the beaten-down inhabitants of her native Cincinnati, Ohio, Kerith determines to discover something better. She places her faith in art and politics and sets off for France. Editor(s): Spanier, Sandra. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 280. Weight in Grams: 204.
Three quarters of a century after the manuscript of Kay Boyle’s first novel disappeared, a carbon copy of it was discovered by Sandra Spanier, the preeminent Boyle authority. Set off by Spanier’s substantial introduction, Process is published here for the first time in paperback.
A classic bildungsroman, Process tells the story of Kerith Day, who is in search of her own identity and place in the world. A keenly critical observer of the dreary industrial landscape and the beaten-down inhabitants of her native Cincinnati, Ohio, Kerith is determined to discover something better. She places her faith in art and politics ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252073960
SKU
V9780252073960
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About Kay Boyle
Kay Boyle (1902-92) was among the “Lost Generation” of ex-patriate writers and artists who gathered in Paris in the 1920s. She published more than forty books and won numerous literary awards. Sandra Spanier, a professor of English at Pennsylvania State University, is the author of Kay Boyle: Artist and Activist and the editor of Life Being the Best and Other ... Read more
Reviews for Process: A Novel
“Though Process was completed nearly 80 years ago, it could easily qualify as the most innovative and challenging work to come out this year. . . . The poetic daring of the writing is one of the book’s most compelling qualities. . . . A genuine literary find.”
The Bloomsbury Review "Anything that keeps Boyle
prolific writer, humanitarian, and fascinating ... Read more
The Bloomsbury Review "Anything that keeps Boyle
prolific writer, humanitarian, and fascinating ... Read more