James Purdy letters and manuscripts : to Robert Sharrard, 1987-1994.

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James Purdy letters and manuscripts : to Robert Sharrard, 1987-1994.

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Contains correspondence and a few manuscripts of Purdy's work to his editor. Also includes reviews of Purdy's work.

1 box (.4 linear ft.)

UC Berkeley Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 8027638

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Sharrard, Robert

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City lights books

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City Lights Books, the first all paperback bookstore in the country, was started in San Francisco in 1953 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, in partnership with Peter Martin. Situated in North Beach on Columbus Avenue, it quickly became the center for the beat poets and other experimental writers who figured strongly in the city's literary renaissance. From the description of City Lights Books records, 1953-1970. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 227535655 ...

Purdy, James

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James Purdy (b. 1923) is an American author whose published works include 63: Dream Palace (published in the United States in 1957 as Color of Darkness), Eustace Chisholm and the Works (1967), I Am Elijah Thrush, (1972) and On Glory's Course (1984). From the description of James Purdy papers, 1944-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702132850 James Purdy, American novelist, was born in Ohio and educated at the Universities of Chicago and Puebla, Mexico. He published his fir...