The Luck of Friendship
the letters of tennessee williams and james laughlin
$117.88
- Hardcover
432 pages
- Release Date
3 April 2018
Summary
The Literary Bond: Tennessee Williams and James Laughlin’s Enduring Friendship
Four decades of correspondence of Tennessee Williams’s and James Laughlin’s unlikely yet enduring literary and personal relationship.
In December 1942, two guests at a Lincoln Kirstein mixer bonded over their shared love of Hart Crane’s poetry. Thomas Lanier Williams, who had just started to go by “Tennessee,” was a young playwright literally making a name for himself. James Laugh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393246209 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0393246205 |
| Author: | James Laughlin, Tennessee Williams, Peggy Fox, Thomas Keith |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 3 April 2018 |
| Weight: | 748g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 165mm x 36mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Ultimately these letters show us that while Tennessee Williams’s own tragic ending left theatre the poorer for it, their unique insight in to one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century leaves us all the richer.” – The Irish Times
About The Author
James Laughlin
Peggy L. Fox is the former president and publisher of New Directions, was Tennessee Williams’s last editor, and is James Laughlin’s literary coexecutor. She lives in Athens, New York.
Thomas Keith began his association with James Laughlin, Peggy L. Fox, and New Directions in 1987 and has edited the Tennessee Williams titles for New Directions since 2002. He works as a consultant, editor, and acting teacher in New York City.
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