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Collected Fiction (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))
Professor Louis Zukofsky
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Best known as one of the most significant poets of the 20th century, Louis Zukofsky was also an accomplished writer of fiction, all of which is collected here for the first time. Included is his only novel, "Little" (1970), which John Leonard in the "New York Times" called "an odd, playful, thoroughly charming novel about a child prodigy." (The novel is very autobiographical and Zukofsky's son, violin virtuoso, Paul Zukofsky, has written an afterword for this edition.) Also included are the four stories comprising "It Was," published in 1961 in a limited edition and virtually unobtainable for years. The stories ... Read more
Best known as one of the most significant poets of the 20th century, Louis Zukofsky was also an accomplished writer of fiction, all of which is collected here for the first time. Included is his only novel, "Little" (1970), which John Leonard in the "New York Times" called "an odd, playful, thoroughly charming novel about a child prodigy." (The novel is very autobiographical and Zukofsky's son, violin virtuoso, Paul Zukofsky, has written an afterword for this edition.) Also included are the four stories comprising "It Was," published in 1961 in a limited edition and virtually unobtainable for years. The stories ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564781567
SKU
9781564781567
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About Professor Louis Zukofsky
Louis Zukofsky spent forty-sixyears writing his masterwork "A," and died beforehe could see the completed versionpublished. Poet, translator, fictionwriter, essayist, anthologist, critic, teacher, WPA worker, and bindingforce of the Objectivist poets, Zukofsky was born in New York Cityand lived in or near the city hiswhole life. In addition to his books of poetry and criticism, Gilbert Sorrentino is the author ... Read more
Reviews for Collected Fiction (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))
"Zukofsky is best known as a leader of the Objectivist movement and author of A (Univ. of California Pr., 1978), perhaps the most neglected major poem of the 20th century. This collection reprints the novella Little, a thinly veiled portrait of Zukofsky's son, Paul, a child prodigy violinist, and four additional works: "It Was," "A Keystone Comedy," "Ferdinhand," and "Thanks ... Read more