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Looking For Steinbeck'S Ghost (Western Literature Series)
Jackson J. Benson
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Description for Looking For Steinbeck'S Ghost (Western Literature Series)
Paperback. In 1968, Benson set out to write a critical appraisal of John Steinbeck. He found it turning into an authorized biography: this is an account of his experiences over the 15 years he devoted to writing it. It contains both anecdotes about Steinbeck, and an account of being a biographer. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
In 1968, Jackson J. Benson, then a naive young literature professor, set out to write a critical appraisal of John Steinbeck. He found his project turning into an authorized biography: this is an account of his experiences over the 15 years he devoted to writing it. On one level it is a collection of anecdotes, character sketches and memories of Steinbeck. Benson interviewed scores of people who knew Steinbeck at various times in his life, and read thousands of primary sources. On another level it is an account of the biographers task, with allist triumphs and frustrations. We follow Benson ... Read more
In 1968, Jackson J. Benson, then a naive young literature professor, set out to write a critical appraisal of John Steinbeck. He found his project turning into an authorized biography: this is an account of his experiences over the 15 years he devoted to writing it. On one level it is a collection of anecdotes, character sketches and memories of Steinbeck. Benson interviewed scores of people who knew Steinbeck at various times in his life, and read thousands of primary sources. On another level it is an account of the biographers task, with allist triumphs and frustrations. We follow Benson ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874174977
SKU
V9780874174977
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About Jackson J. Benson
Jackson Benson has published ten books on modern American literature, among them The True Adventures of John Steinbeck, Writer, which won the PEN-West USA Award for Non-Fiction, and Wallace Stegner: His Life and Work, which won the Evans Biography Award. Benson was professor of English and American literature at San Diego State University for thirty-one years until his retirement in ... Read more
Reviews for Looking For Steinbeck'S Ghost (Western Literature Series)
"As a supplement to the biography itself, or simply read for its own sake, Benson's account which entertainingly interweaves personal anecdote and critical insight, is a lively revelation of what can happen when a genial academic decides to devote a large chunk or his life to that of another man.... An unusual but rewarding reading experience." - Choice