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Steve Paul's biography of Evan S. Connell parses a brilliant and hard-to-pin-down iconoclast. "Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell" by Steve Paul; University of Missouri Press (416
Steve Paul's biography of Evan S. Connell parses a brilliant and hard-to-pin-down iconoclast. "Literary Alchemist: The Writing Life of Evan S. Connell" by Steve Paul; University of Missouri Press (416
A woman loses her mind in “Mrs March”. Or does she? | Books & arts
Print this article In a memorable passage in his great 1969 novel Mr. Bridge, writer Evan S. Connell sketched a perfect comic picture of the indifference to art among some members of America’s privileged classes. The titular Mr. Bridge, a high-minded Kansas City lawyer, attends a ballet performance, and while he finds himself pleasantly diverted by the ballerinas, he is perplexed by their male partners. “No doubt they were necessary for the show, and he could not think of any specific reason the young men should not be dancing,” Connell wrote, maintaining some sympathy with his hero ...
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Review: A dazzling novel that possesses the weight and resonance of myth [and] the fierce magic of a remembered dream.--Michiko Kakutani "The New York Times " A perfect little gemstone, faceted by a master craftsman.--Charles Larsen "Chicago Tribune Book World " The fate of Bierce has intrigued Americans since 1914, when he vanished . . . Fuentes has spun an opalescent around the mystery.--Evan S. Connell "Los Angeles Times " A dazzling novel that possesses the weight and resonance of myth [and] the fierce magic of a remembered dream. M...