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All the Days and Nights
William Maxwell
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Description for All the Days and Nights
Paperback. In settings that range from small town Illinois to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, this title includes stories that are distinguished by the author's inimitable wisdom and kindness, his sense of the small details that make up a life, and the nuances of joy and sadness that change its direction. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
In settings that range from small town Illinois to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, these stories are distinguished by Maxwell's inimitable wisdom and kindness, his sense of the small details that make up a life, the nuances of joy and sadness that change its direction. Whether describing the reunion of two brothers who will never agree, the furniture of the apartment that becomes everything to a childless couple, the search for the perfect French meal or the life of a ne'er-do-well uncle, Maxwell's stories capture responses that are recognisable in us all.
In settings that range from small town Illinois to the Upper East Side of Manhattan, these stories are distinguished by Maxwell's inimitable wisdom and kindness, his sense of the small details that make up a life, the nuances of joy and sadness that change its direction. Whether describing the reunion of two brothers who will never agree, the furniture of the apartment that becomes everything to a childless couple, the search for the perfect French meal or the life of a ne'er-do-well uncle, Maxwell's stories capture responses that are recognisable in us all.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099528777
SKU
V9780099528777
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-19
About William Maxwell
William Maxwell was born in Illinois in 1908. He was the author of a distinguished body of work: six novels, three short story collections, an autobiographical memoir and a collection of literary essays and reviews. A New Yorker editor for forty years, he helped to shape the prose and careers of John Updike, John Cheever, John O'Hara and Eudora Welty. ... Read more
Reviews for All the Days and Nights
William Maxwell's tales, long and short, have the elusive ability to reveal us to ourselves
Erica Wagner
The Times
However different their settings the sensibility remains constant. It is decorous, highly civilised and deeply thoughtful
Anthony Quinn
Observer
All of them share the effect of a brilliant view - as though a window were ... Read more
Erica Wagner
The Times
However different their settings the sensibility remains constant. It is decorous, highly civilised and deeply thoughtful
Anthony Quinn
Observer
All of them share the effect of a brilliant view - as though a window were ... Read more