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Katherine Anne Porter: About Katherine Anne Porter

Porter gained a name for her flawless prose. Often concerned with the themes of justice, betrayal, and the unforgiving nature of the human race, Porter’s writings occupied the space where the personal and political meet.

Sep 28th, 2002 | 0 comments | 279 Views
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Lillian Hellman: About Lillian Hellman

She became a writer at a time when writers were celebrities and their recklessness was admirable. Like Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Hammett, Lillian Hellman was a smoker, a drinker, a lover, and a fighter.

Dec 30th, 2001 | 0 comments | 1,311 Views
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R. Buckminster Fuller: About R. Buckminster Fuller

American Masters pays tribute to a man who was known as a designer, architect, poet, educator, engineer, philosopher, environmentalist, and humanitarian.

Dec 12th, 2001 | 0 comments | 1,647 Views
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Norman Mailer: A Brief History of Norman Mailer

Pulitzer Prize winner Norman Mailer’s career in our literature has been at once so brilliant, varied, controversial, public, and prolific and misunderstood.

Oct 19th, 2001 | 0 comments | 310 Views
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The Source: About The Source

In the midst of post-war conservatism, Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs had become disenchanted and were experimenting with new forms of communication.

Oct 1st, 2001 | 0 comments | 274 Views
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Tennessee Williams: About Tennessee Williams

He was brilliant and prolific, breathing life and passion into memorable characters, and like them, he was troubled and self-destructive.

Feb 8th, 1999 | 6 comments | 374 Views
(9 votes)
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