Katherine Anne Porter: The Life of an Artist (Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (820 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1578067774 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 381 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Publisher ---Offers a major biography of one of America’s most enduring literary figures ---Provides the first comprehensive biography of Porter since Joan Givner's biography over a decade ago ---Sets the record straight on the identity of Porter's first husband, the birthplace of Porter's mother, the physical description of her father, the misidentification of Porter’s Mexican lover, and the charge that Porter falsely claimed kinship to Daniel Boone's brother, Jonathan ---Records the ninety-year life of a fascinating character, world traveler, and an extraordinary literary presence
I don't believe a word of it!" Darlene Harbour Unrue is a professor of English at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Thirteen years old when she first rode in an automobile and saw an airplane, she was invited in her last decade to observe and write about the launching of the final Apollo space ship. Despite these constant fears, Porter (1890-1980) lived an extraordinary life that vaulted her from poverty and obscurity to wealth and the fame of being a best-selling author. She maintained, though, that a germ of her own experience lay at the core of everything she wrote. From the moment Katherine Anne Porter arrived on the American literary scene in 1922, the public was intrigued with her li
Karen Louise said Comprehensive, Accurate Biography. This comprehensive biography takes advantage of the time that has passed since Katherine Anne Porter's death to sort through conflicting stories from Porter's past. The result is an even more accurate account of the historical details of Porter's life than other biograhers were able to accomplish because of the handicap of multiple, contradictory accounts of Porter's life in wide circulation.
Unrue s work has been published in The Southern Quarterly, Southwestern American Literature, and The Henry James Review.. She has written several works on Katherine Anne Porter, including Katherine Anne Porter: The Life of an Artist; Understanding Katherine Anne Porter, and Truth and Vision in Katherine Anne Porter s Fiction. Darlene Harbour Unrue is a professor of English at the University of Nevada in Las Ve