A. Alvarez (1929–2019)
Author of The Savage God: A Study of Suicide
About the Author
A. Alvarez is the author of the acclaimed Where Did It Go All Right: A Memoir as well as the classic The Savage God: A Study of Suicide, The Biggest Game in Town, and several other works. His work has long appeared in The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books
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Works by A. Alvarez
Associated Works
Penguin Modern European Poets : Miroslav Holub : selected poems (1967) — Advisory editor, Introduction — 52 copies
Penguin Modern European Poets : Paavo Haavikko and Tomas Tranströmer : selected poems (1974) — Advisory editor — 20 copies
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- Legal name
- Alvarez, Alfred
- Birthdate
- 1929-08-05
- Date of death
- 2019-09-23
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Education
- University of Oxford (Corpus Christi College)
- Occupations
- poet
writer
critic - Relationships
- Plath, Sylvia (friend)
- Organizations
- The Observer
Climbers' Club
New York Review of Books - Awards and honors
- Vachel Lindsay Prize for Poetry (1961)
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- Works
- 39
- Also by
- 15
- Members
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- Popularity
- #13,363
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 135
- Languages
- 13
- Favorited
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