Discover the novelists, poets, and others who are part of this Midwestern state’s rich literary tradition.   From Ernest Hemingway’s rural adventures to the gritty fiction of Joyce Carol Oates, the landscape of the “Third Coast” has inspired generations of the nation’s greatest storytellers.   Michigan Literary Luminaries shines a spotlight on this rich heritage of the Great Lakes State. Discover how Saginaw greenhouses shaped the life of Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Theodore Roethke. Compare the common traits of Detroit crime writers like Elmore Leonard and Donald Goines. Learn how Dudley Randall revolutionized American literature by doing for poets what Motown Records did for musicians, and more. With a mixture of history, criticism, and original reporting, journalist Anna Clark takes us on a surprising literary tour.
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From Elmore Leonard to Robert Hayden

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ISBN
9781625854698
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
The History Press (ORIM)
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok

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