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Twentieth century authors

a biographical dictionary of modern literature

7th printing, 1973 [with updated necrology].

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An edition of Twentieth century eachauthors (1942)

Twentieth century authors

a biographical dictionary of modern literature

7th printing, 1973 [with updated necrology].

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Fabulous digest of biographical essays about writers circa 1900-1943. Many of the essays are drafted in part by the authors being discussed. Despite this, it is not hagiography. Covers non-fiction and fiction writers, high brow and low brow. Each essay includes a photo and interesting anecdotes. Even gives the correct pronunciation of last names. This is a book to dip in to because its 1200 pages long.

It was fascinating to read about the younger authors discussed who were heralded as important. Modern research bears out some of these opinions. However, some don't even have a Wikipedia page--the true sign of lasting fame today!

The main author Kunitz also edited the earlier book "Living Authors" under the pen name Dilly Tant. That is also a interesting read.

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H. W. Wilson Co.
Language
English
Pages
1577

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Authors, Bibliography, Bio-bibliography, Biography, Dictionaries, Modern Literature, Littérature, Bio-bibliographie, Schrijvers, 17.76 history of world literature

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20th century

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Cover of: Twentieth century authors
Twentieth century authors: a biographical dictionary of modern literature. First supplement
1979, H.W. Wilson Co.
in English - 5th printing, 1979 [with updated necrology].
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Cover of: Twentieth century authors
Twentieth century authors: a biographical dictionary of modern literature
1973, H. W. Wilson Co.
in English - 7th printing, 1973 [with updated necrology].
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Twentieth century authors
Twentieth century authors: a biographical dictionary of modern literature
1942, The H.W. Wilson Company
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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New York
Series
The Authors series, Authors series (H.W. Wilson Company)

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Dewey Decimal Class
809/.04
Library of Congress
PN451 .K84 1973, PN771 .K86, PN771 .K86s

The Physical Object

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x, 1577 p. :
Number of pages
1577

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OL4275016M
Internet Archive
twentiethcentury00kuni_0
ISBN 10
0824200497
LCCN
78300464, 43051003
OCLC/WorldCat
32097691, 16674901, 222083739
Library Thing
6366672
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359078

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