James Purdy : life of a contrarian writer / Michael Snyder.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780197609750.Subject(s): Purdy, James, 1914-2009 | Authors, American -- Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction proseAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780197609729DDC classification: 813.54 Online resources: Oxford Academic Summary: This is a biography of a gay American novelist, story writer, and playwright who in the early 1960s was considered a major talent and whose work was praised by Jonathan Franzen, Susan Sontag, Langston Hughes, and Tennessee Williams.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is a biography of a gay American novelist, story writer, and playwright who in the early 1960s was considered a major talent and whose work was praised by Jonathan Franzen, Susan Sontag, Langston Hughes, and Tennessee Williams.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 3, 2022).