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02703aam a2200409 i 4500 001 59CF5E62DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220526010039 008 210601t20212021moua b 001 0beng 010 $a 2021026161 020 $a 0826222463 020 $a 9780826222466 035 $a (OCoLC)1246285550 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d XII $d YUS $d PAU $d BKL $d IMD $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d NUI $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS3553.O5 $b Z65 2021 082 00 $a 813.54 $2 23 100 1 $a Paul, Steve, $d 1953- $e author. 245 10 $a Literary alchemist : $b the writing life of Evan S. Connell / $c Steve Paul. 264 1 $a Columbia : $b University of Missouri Press, $c [2021] 300 $a xv, 397 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "Evan S. Connell (1924-2013) emerged from the American Midwest determined to become a writer. He eventually made his mark with attention-getting fiction and deep explorations into history. This first portrait and appraisal of an under-recognized American writer is based on personal accounts by friends, relatives, writers, and others who knew him; extensive correspondence in library archives; and insightful literary and cultural analysis of Connell's work and its context"-- $c Provided by publisher 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-384) and index. 505 00 $t Desert solitaire, 2009- 2013. $t In the air, 1942-1945 -- $t Anatomy lesson, 1946-1953 -- $t "Itty-bitty details," 1954-1958 -- $t Mrs. Bridge arrives, 1959 -- $t Fragments of history, fragments of mind, 1960-1962 -- $t A girl walks into a bar, 1963-1965 -- $t Of crime and men, 1966 -- $t Walter Bridge returns, 1967-1969 -- $t The Muhlbach mask, 1970-1976 -- $t Among the wanderers, 1977-1980 -- $t The Custer cornucopia, 1981-1985 -- $t That's show biz, 1985-1989 -- $t Sweet smell of success, 1990-1995 -- $t Disorder, liberation, and human sorrow, 1996-2008 -- $t Desert solitaire, 2009- 2013. 600 10 $a Connell, Evan S., $d 1924-2013. 600 17 $a Connell, Evan S., $d 1924-2013. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01802082 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 650 0 $a Authors, American $y 20th century $v Biography. 650 7 $a Authors, American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00821764 655 2 $a Biography $0 (DNLM)D019215 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919896 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000519 776 08 $i Online version: $a Paul, Steve, 1953- $t Literary alchemist. $d Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2021 $z 9780826274649 $w (DLC) 2021026162 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117030041.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=59CF5E62DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search