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Loading... Land of the Permanent Wave: An Edwin "Bud" Shrake Reader (Southwestern Writers Collection Series, Wittliff Collections at Texas State University)by Bud Shrake
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Bud Shrake is a natural story teller with a broad spirit of invention and a wild soul. This is an excellent collection of his work indeed, as I would read any longer version of the tales encapsulated here (and in the case of The Borderlands, already have). His tale of the English survivor of both 19th century Afghanistan and Hell itself is particularly promising. The ultimate tale about the UT poetry prof who sells his soul to win the championship of golf is kind of sad in its circumcision actually, a tight little gag wrapped in travel and sports details, shopping for a screenplay adapter ( ) no reviews | add a review
Edwin "Bud" Shrake is one of the most intriguing literary talents to emerge from Texas. He has written vividly in fiction and nonfiction about everything from the early days of the Texas Republic to the making of the atomic bomb. His real gift has been to capture the Texas Zeitgeist. Legendary Harper's Magazineeditor Willie Morris called Shrake's essay "Land of the Permanent Wave" one of the two best pieces Morris ever published during his tenure at the magazine. High praise, indeed, when one considers that Norman Mailer and Seymour Hersh were just two of the luminaries featured atHarper's during Morris's reign. This anthology is the first to present and explore Shrake's writing completely, including his journalism, fiction, and film work, both published and previously unpublished. The collection makes innovative use of his personal papers and letters to explore the connections between his journalism and his novels, between his life and his art. An exceptional behind-the-scenes look at his life, Land of the Permanent Wave reveals and reveres the life and calling of a writer whose legacy continues to influence and engage readers and writers nearly fifty years into his career. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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