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Kansas City: where east meets west and where naked ambition meets
broken dreams.
Evan S. Connell (1924-2013) emerged from the American Midwest
determined to become a writer. He eventually made his mark with
attention-getting fiction and deep explorations into history. His
linked novels Mrs. Bridge (1959) and Mr. Bridge (1969) paint a
devastating portrait of the lives of a prosperous suburban family
not unlike his own that, more than a half century later, continue
to haunt readers with their minimalist elegance and muted satire.
As an essayist and historian, Connell produced a wide range of
work, including a sumptuous body of travel writing, a bestselling
epic account of Custer at the Little Bighorn, and a singular series
of meditations on history and the human tragedy. This first
portrait and appraisal of an under-recognized American writer is
based on personal accounts by friends, relatives, writers, and
others who knew him; extensive correspondence in library archives;
and insightful literary and cultural analysis of Connell's work and
its context. It also illuminates aspects of American publishing,
Hollywood, male anxieties, and the power of place.
Evan S. Connell (1924-2013) emerged from the American Midwest
determined to become a writer. He eventually made his mark with
attention-getting fiction and deep explorations into history. His
linked novels Mrs. Bridge (1959) and Mr. Bridge (1969) paint a
devastating portrait of the lives of a prosperous suburban family
not unlike his own that, more than a half century later, continue
to haunt readers with their minimalist elegance and muted satire.
As an essayist and historian, Connell produced a wide range of
work, including a sumptuous body of travel writing, a bestselling
epic account of Custer at the Little Bighorn, and a singular series
of meditations on history and the human tragedy. This first
portrait and appraisal of an under-recognized American writer is
based on personal accounts by friends, relatives, writers, and
others who knew him; extensive correspondence in library archives;
and insightful literary and cultural analysis of Connell's work and
its context. It reveals a tender and multidimensional
representation of a 20th-century literary master worthy of broader
attention.
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