Wallace Stegner and the American West (Edition 1) (Paperback)

from michaelbartley

I learned a lot about Stegner , not only was he a excellent writer, he was also an excellent teacher. Many of the best post ww 2 writers were taught by him at Sanford. one the more interesting parts of the book was the conflict he had with both ken kessey and gary synder. in many ways it was the ...

from nemoman

Benson's biography of Stegner seemed lacking somehow. Fradkin's, however, hits a homerun. Fradkin wisely does not dwell too much on Stegner's childhood which already has been covered in detail by Stegner's autobiographical works of fiction. Instead, Fradkin focuses on Stegner's writing and teachi...

from nemoman

Benson's biography of Stegner seemed lacking somehow. Fradkin's, however, hits a homerun. Fradkin wisely does not dwell too much on Stegner's childhood which already has been covered in detail by Stegner's autobiographical works of fiction. Instead, Fradkin focuses on Stegner's writing and teachi...