John McPhee

by Michael Pearson

Twaynes United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an authors work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805746242
• ISBN13: 9780805746242
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

THE book on McPhee

This book gave me fascinating insights into the life and work of a writer I've admired for years. I especially liked the account of McPhee's early years in Princeton and Vermont.

lucid and informative

McPhee is an important American writer and should have had a number of books written about his work before Pearson's, but this is terrific beginning. Pearson's book is intelligent, wonderfully written (interesting in its own right as a piece of prose), and suggestive. His book does what all good criticism should do -- it makes a reader want to go back to the author's work and re-experience it.