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A wild perfection: the selected letters of James Wright by Jonathan Blunk is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The authorized and sweeping biography of one of America’s most complex, influential, and enduring poets In the extraordinary generation of American poets who came of age in the middle of the twentieth century, James Wright (1927–1980) was frequently placed at the top of the list. With a fierce, single-minded devotion to his work, Wright escaped the steel town of his Depression-era childhood in the Ohio valley to become a revered professor of English literature and a Pulitzer Prize winner. But his hometown remained at the heart of his work, and he courted a rough, enduring muse from his vivid memories of the Midwest. A full-throated lyricism and classical poise became his tools, honesty and unwavering compassion his trademark. Using meticulous research, hundreds of interviews, and Wright’s public readings, Jonathan Blunk’s authorized biography explores the poet’s life and work with exceptional candor, making full use of Wright’s extensive unpublished work―letters, poems, translations, and personal journals. Focusing on the tensions that forced Wright’s poetic breakthroughs and the relationships that plunged him to emotional depths, Blunk provides a spirited portrait, and a fascinati

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Author
Jonathan Blunk
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780374717377
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, History, Biography
Rating
4.9 / 5 (37 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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