A Heaven of Words: Last Journals, 1956a 1984

by Glenway Wescott

Charm, wit, compassion, wisdom, literature, nature, sex, humor, politics, sorrow, love: these themes fill the late journal pages of enigmatic American writer Glenway Wescott. From humble beginnings on a poor Wisconsin farm, Wescott went on to study at the University of Chicago, narrowly survive the Spanish flu pandemic, and eventually emerge as an influential poet and novelist. A major figure in the American literary expatriate community in Paris...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299294242
• ISBN13: 9780299294243
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"