Conversations With William Kennedy (Literary Conversations)

By: William Kennedy

Book Overview

To read these interviews given between 1969 and 1996 is to gain insights into William Kennedy's high seriousness in pursuing the craft of fiction and to witness the artistic growth of this remarkable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578060117
• ISBN13: 9781578060115
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Mississippi
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Essential if you want to study Kennedy's fiction

I feel William Kennedy is one the best novelists of this century and little has been written about him since his heralded Pulitzer Prize winner, Ironweed. The interviews put Kennedy's career into a broader perspective by giving readers a glimpse into the author's desires, his growth, and tools/insights for delving into his fascinating novels. After reading this, you may feel that the interviews become redundant at times, which they do. The interviews, though, give Kennedy fans, such as myself, the author's perspective on literature, Albany, the power of writing, movies, and many other things.