{"product_id":"goyen-autobiographical-essays-notebooks-evocations-interviews-paperback","title":"Goyen: Autobiographical Essays, Notebooks, Evocations, Interviews - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Goyen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Goyen (1915-1983) was an American original, acclaimed nationally and internationally, and one of the most important writers ever to be associated with the regional culture and literary history of Texas. Called \"one of the great American writers of short fiction\" by the New York Times Book Review, Goyen also authored the novels \u003ci\u003eThe House of Breath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn a Farther Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCome, the Restorer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eArcadio\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as plays, poetry, and nonfiction. His literary works manifest an intimate intensity of feeling and an inimitable tone of voice, reflecting Goyen's lifelong desire to create art that was at once a spiritual quest for universal truths and an evocation of the rhythms of speech and storytelling of his native East Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume contains all of the uncollected autobiographical writings of William Goyen, including essays previously published in American periodicals and literary journals; interviews published in \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and the French magazine \u003ci\u003eMasques\u003c\/i\u003e; and previously unpublished materials drawn from Goyen's papers in the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. The writings span Goyen's entire adult life, from youthful journals to autobiographical sketches to his long sketch for an autobiographical book, \u003ci\u003eSix Women\u003c\/i\u003e, which profiles women whom Goyen felt had influenced him deeply: Frieda Lawrence, Dorothy Brett, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Margo Jones, Millicent Rogers, and Katherine Anne Porter. The volume also contains late essays on growing up in Houston, writing from life, and illness and recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile most of William Goyen's work was autobiographical, writing a traditional autobiography proved to be inimical to his artistic sensibility and style. Thus, the pieces collected in \u003ci\u003eGoyen\u003c\/i\u003e constitute the most complete autobiography that we will ever have from this highly regarded writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reginald Gibbons is the preeminent authority on William Goyen's work. He is Professor of English and Classics at Northwestern University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45308161097830,"sku":"9780292722255","price":53.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MDlwUndxY0dab3FTV0ZEblozUEFWUT09.webp?v=1774158634","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/goyen-autobiographical-essays-notebooks-evocations-interviews-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}