Alfred Hayes was a British screenwriter, novelist, and poet who worked in Italy and the United States. His work often delves into the complexities of the human condition, exploring moral quandaries with keen insight. He is notably recognized for his poem "Joe Hill," which was famously set to music. Hayes demonstrated his versatility through screenplays for Italian neorealist films and American television series, showcasing an ability to capture the essence of different eras and settings. His writing is characterized by a deep understanding of character and inner worlds.
Immerse yourself in the eloquent and thought-provoking world of Alfred Hayes' poetry. This collection features some of his most famous works, including 'The March of Man' and 'The Shadow of Heaven, ' which explore the complexities of human nature and the beauty of life.
This collection features poems from the original 1887 edition, showcasing themes of adventure and reflection. The works delve into historical and emotional landscapes, capturing the essence of human experience through vivid imagery and thoughtful verse. The unchanged, high-quality reprint preserves the authenticity of the original publication, making it a valuable addition for poetry enthusiasts and historians alike.
A moving tale about middle age, divorce, modern love, and returning home by one of the great American storytellers. Asher’s career as a Hollywood screenwriter has come to a humiliating end; so has his latest marriage. Returning to New York, where he grew up, he takes a room at a hotel and wonders what, well into middle age as he is, he should do next. It’s not a question of money; it’s a question of purpose, maybe of pride. In the company of the arch young poet Michael, Asher revisits the streets and tenements of the Lower East Side where he spent his childhood, though little remains of the past. Michael introduces Asher to Aurora, perhaps his girlfriend, who, to Asher’s surprise, seems bent on pursuing him, too. Soon the older man and his edgy young companions are caught up in a slow, strange, almost ritualized dance of deceit and desire. The End of Me, a successor to Hayes’s In Love and My Face for the World to See, can be seen as the final panel of a triptych in which Alfred Hayes anatomizes, with a cool precision and laconic lyricism that are all his own, the failure of modern love. The last scene is the starkest of all.
This collection features a series of poems that reflect the lyrical beauty and themes of nature, love, and the human experience, capturing the essence of the late 19th century. The reprint maintains the integrity of the original 1895 edition, offering readers a glimpse into the poetic style and cultural context of the time.
This collection features a series of poems reflecting on the human experience, showcasing themes of progress and introspection. The second edition maintains the integrity of the original 1892 publication, offering readers a glimpse into the poetic landscape of that era. The high-quality reprint ensures that the work remains accessible and preserved for contemporary audiences, celebrating the enduring nature of the poetic expression found within its pages.
An exquisite depiction of a doomed love affair, set in noirish 1950s New York In a Manhattan bar, a middle-aged man tells a young woman of his love affair with a lonely divorcee; of how one night she was offered one thousand dollars to sleep with a stranger; and of how he and she would subsequently betray each other in turn. In Love is an indictment of, and an elegy to, a love affair that was doom[Bokinfo].
Culturally significant, this work has been carefully reproduced from its original artifact, preserving its authenticity and historical context. Readers will encounter original copyright references, library stamps, and notations that highlight its importance in the knowledge base of civilization. This dedication to maintaining the integrity of the original text provides a unique glimpse into its historical significance and the scholarly efforts behind its preservation.
This “heart-stoppingly good” masterpiece about a crumbling love affair in 1950s New York perfectly captures “the desperate desire for love and the recognition that it is slipping away” (Slate). “One of the greatest, bleakest breakup stories ever told.” — The New York Observer New York in the 1950s. A man on a barstool is telling a story about a woman he met in a bar, early married and soon divorced, her child farmed out to her parents, good-looking, if a little past her prime. They’d gone out, they’d grown close, but as far as he was concerned it didn’t add up to much. He was a busy man. Then one day, out dancing, she runs into a rich awkward lovelorn businessman. He’ll pay for her to be his, pay her a lot. And now the narrator discovers that he is as much in love with her as she is with him, perhaps more, though it will take him a while to realize just how utterly lost he is. Executed with the cool smoky brilliance of a classic Miles Davis track, In Love is an unequaled exploration of the tethered—and untethered—heart.
At a Hollywood party, a screenwriter rescues an aspiring actress from a drunken suicide attempt. He is married, disillusioned; she is young, seemingly wise to the world and its slights. They slide into a casual relationship together, but as they become ever more entangled, he realises that his actions may have more serious consequences than he could ever have suspected. Hayes' exquisite novella, written in his cool, inimitable style, holds a revealing light to the hollowness of the Hollywood dream and exposes the untruths we tell ourselves, even when we think we have left illusions behind.