The Fifties

by Edmund Wilson

Book Overview

Edmund Wilson's The Fifties, edited by Leon Edel, is the highly acclaimed fourth volume in the series that began with The Twenties. It is complimented with photographs and journal excerpts of some of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374154864
• ISBN13: 9780374154868
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 663 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.3" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Insightful and honest

Very interesting journal entries that cover a variety of topics. A blend of literary and personal matters that give the reader great insight into the era. Wilson is very frank and honest. Some of the entries would make most of us blush, but in the end it's easier to trust the material, knowing it hasn't been filtered or spun to create a better legacy. Wilson's travels are fascinating. He was comfortable around society's elite's as well as common people. And the range of topics he writes about is impressive. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the culture and politics of the 1950's.