It''s All One Case: The Illustrated Ross Macdonald Archives

Informationen zum Autor Kevin Avery has published over 300 articles and short stories. His books books include the bio-anthology Everything Is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson (which The New York Times selected as "Editors' Choice") and two books based on previously unpublished interviews by Paul Nelson. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Klappentext This is a prose series of unpublished interviews with, and a visual retrospective of, the seminal mid- to late-20th century literary crime writer. Zusammenfassung In 1976! critic Paul Nelson spent several weeks interviewing legendary detective writer Ross Macdonald! who elevated the form to a new literary level. â?oWe talked about everything imaginable!â? Nelson wroteâ?"including Macdonaldâ??s often meager beginnings; his dual citizenship; writers! painters! music! and movies he admired; The Great Gatsby! his favorite book; how he used symbolism to change detective writing; and more. This book! published in a handsome! oversized format! collects these unpublished interviews and is a visual history of Macdonaldâ??s professional career. It is illustrated with rare and select items from one of the worldâ??s largest private archives of Macdonald ephemera; reproduces! in full color! the covers of the various editions of Macdonaldâ??s more than two dozen books; collects facsimile reproductions of select pages from his manuscripts! as well as magazine spreads; and presents rare photos! many never before seen.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin Avery, Avery Kevin, Jerome Charyn, Jerome Avery Charyn, Jerome Nelson Charyn, KEVIN AVERY, Ross Macdonald, Paul Nelson, Paul Nelson, Jeff Wong
• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2016
• EAN: 9781606998885
• ISBN: 978-1-60699-888-5
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, Biography: writers