From a Darkened Room - The Inman Diary

Only a few of us seek immortality, and fewer still by writing. But Arthur Inman challenged the odds. He calculated that if he kept a diary and spared no thoughts or actions, was entirely honest and open, and did not care about damage or harm to himself or others, he would succeed in gaining attention beyond the grave that he could not attain in life.

About the author

Daniel Aaron was Victor S. Thomas Professor of English and American Literature, Emeritus, Harvard University.

Summary

Few of us seek immortality, and fewer still by writing. But Arthur Inman challenged the odds. He calculated that if he kept a diary and spared no thoughts or actions, was entirely honest and open, and did not care about damage or harm to himself or others, he would succeed in gaining attention beyond the grave that he could not attain in life.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Aaron, Arthur C. Inman, Arthur Crew Inman
• Assisted by: Daniel Aaron (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1996
• EAN: 9780674454439
• ISBN: 978-0-674-45443-9
• Weight: 835 g
• Illustrations: 23 halftones
• Series: Inman Diary; Inman Diary; Inman Fund S.
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, United States of America, USA, Italian