| George V. Higgins: The Life and Writings Contributor(s): Ford, Erwin H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786494751 ISBN-13: 9780786494750 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2014020127 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.7 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Best known for his popular crime fiction, Boston novelist George V. Higgins (1939-1999) should stand among the top ranks of the American literary canon. In his 26 novels and dozens of short stories, Higgins chronicled the lives of Boston's Irish with his trademark hard-boiled dialog, exploring the criminal underworld, American democracy, Boston politics, personal redemption and New England life in the tradition of Hawthorne and Thoreau. This intimate biography explores his turbulent life and career, including his working-class Irish Catholic roots, his two stormy marriages, his ambivalence toward the city of his birth, his passion for the limelight, and his drinking, which disrupted his family life and led to his early death at age 59. Discussions of Higgins's individual works and excerpts from his correspondence, writings, and thoughts on literature complete this revealing portrait. |