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William Maxwell: Later Novels and Stories: The Ch�teau / So Long, See You Tomorrow (Library of America #184)

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Author: William Maxwell
Creator: Christopher Carduff
Publisher: Library of America
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 35158

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 990
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 1.3

ISBN: 1598530267
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781598530261
ASIN: 1598530267

Publication Date: September 4, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
On the centennial of William Maxwells birth, here is the second volume in a two- volume collected edition that reveals the full range of an extraordinary literary voice, a voice that John Updike has called one of the wisest in American fiction . . . as well as one of the kindest. In Later Novels and Stories, Maxwell deepens his connection to his signature subject matter even as he broadens his canvas. The Ch�teau (1961) describes the most subtle and bittersweet encounter of American naivet� and Old World mystery since Henry James. So Long, See You TomorrowBillie Dyer (1992) and eleven other works of short fiction some never before collected. The volume concludes with forty brief improvisations fairy tales Maxwell wrote for his wifeand the essay Nearing Ninety (1997), his moving valediction to a lifetime of reading and storytelling.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Handsome and classy September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I have volume I, and this one is just as classy and handsomely assembled. The great So Long is here, replacing my worn paperback copy. I hope other fans of Anerican lit. will discover this master--one of several sorely overlooked in the 20th century associated with the New Yorker.

5 out of 5 stars

A thoroughly accessible and beautifully bound edition September 4, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

Maxwell: Later Novels and Stories is the second volume of The Library of America's quality presentation of author William Maxwell's classic stories and novels. The writings presented were selected by editor Christopher Carduff, who also wrote the extensive notes on text, which are eminently useful for placing references to historical figures or events in context. The stories and improvisations largely come from Maxwell's writing career later in his life, dating from 1957 to 1999; selections include the novels "The Chateau" and "So Long, See You Tomorrow" and stories "The Value of Money", "Billie Dyer", "The Room Outside", and many more. A thoroughly accessible and beautifully bound edition of tales by an author exquisitely skilled at rendering tragedy with a distinctively American cultural style. Also highly recommended for public library and private literature collections is the companion volume, "William Maxwell: Early Novels and Stories" (9781598530162, $35.00).

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