{"product_id":"william-maxwell-a-literary-life","title":"William Maxwell: A Literary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eKnown as a beloved  longtime fiction editor at The New Yorker  William Maxwell worked closely with such legendary writers as Vladimir Nabokov  John Updike  Mary McCarthy  and John Cheever. His own novels include They Came Like Swallows and the American Book Award-winning So Long  See You Tomorrow  and many consider him to be one of the twentieth centurys most important writers. Barbara Burkhardts William Maxwell: A Literary Life represents the first major critical study of this Illinois writers life and work. Writing with an economy and elegance befitting her subject  Burkhardt addresses Maxwells highly autobiographical fiction by skillfully interweaving his biography with her own critical interpretations. She contextualizes his fiction in terms of events including his mothers early death from influenza  his marriage  and the role of his psychoanalysis under the guidance of Theodor Reik. Drawing on a wide range of previously unavailable material  Burkhardt includes letters Maxwell received from authors such as Eudora Welty and Louise Bogan  excerpts from his unpublished manuscripts and correspondence  and her own interviews with Maxwell and key figures from his life  including John Updike  Roger Angell  New Yorker fiction editor Robert Henderson  and Maxwells family and friends.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966864322613,"sku":"ByrdShop_0252030184","price":28.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780252030185.jpg?v=1770584548","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/william-maxwell-a-literary-life","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}