Wright Marion Morris was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist, celebrated for his unique portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains through both words and pictures. He was also known for his experimental approach to narrative forms. Morris's work masterfully captures the spirit and landscape of the American Midwest, delving into themes of identity, memory, and humanity's connection to the land with profound depth. His distinctive method, blending literary artistry with visual observation, offers readers a rich and multifaceted perspective on his chosen milieu.
Wright Morris (1910-1998) wrote thirty-three books, including The Home Place, also available in a Bison Books edition, and Field of Vision, which won the National Book Award. Charles Baxter is a professor of English at the University of Michigan and the author of numerous works, including The Feast of Love.
"I have read and admired all of Morris's books, and there is no doubt in my mind that he is one of the most truly original of contemporary writers. His originality, his absolutely individual way of seeing and feeling, permeates Man and Boy, giving it its humor and wisdom."--Granville Hicks. "For a long time I have not read a novel that gave me so much pleasure in original talent. [Morris] speaks completely in his own voice, a fascinating voice. He conveys the quality of the American gothic as no other writer I know has done."--Mark Schorer. "Mother, Mr. Morris seems to say [in Man and Boy], is unbeatable. Well, so in a way, is Mr. Morris. He writes with the skill of a master satirist; his eye is sharp and his vision is clairvoyant."--New York Herald Tribune Books. One of the most distinguished American authors, Wright Morris (1910-1988) wrote thirty-three books including The Field of Vision, which won the National Book Award and The Home Place, both available from the University of Nebraska Press.
This account in first-person narrative and photographs of the one-day visit of Clyde Muncy to the home place at Lone Tree, Nebraska, has been called as near to a new fiction form as you could get. Both prose and pictures are homely: worn linoleum, an old man's shoes, well-used kitchen utensils, and weathered siding.
Winner of the National Book Award"Wright Morris seems to me the most important novelist of the American middle generation. Through a large body of work —which, unaccountably, has yet to receive the wide attention it deserves— Mr. Morris has adhered to standards which we have come to identify as those of the most serious literary art. His novel The Field of Vision brilliantly climaxes his most richly creative period. It is a work of permanent significance and relevance to those who cannot be content with less than a full effort to cope with the symbolic possibilities of the human condition at the present time."—John W. AldridgeOne of America's most distinguished authors, Wright Morris (1910–1988) wrote thirty-three books.
Brand NEW condition copy with no defects! Franklin Center Franklin Library. 1985. Leatherbound. Illustrated by Wright Morris (illustrator). LIMITED Signed First Edition Society series.
Cet ouvrage est publié à l'occasion de l'exposition présentée à la Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris, du 18 juin au 29 septembre 2019.00L?une des figures les plus influentes de la scène artistique américaine de la deuxième moitié du XXesiècle, Wright Morris (1910-1998) sillonne les grandes plaines du Midwest durant les années 1930. Cette première monographie en français est consacrée à son travail photographique qu?il réalise durant cette période. Il photographie la vie simple des Américains empruntant au réalisme des auteurs et photographes de la Grande Dépression, tels John Steinbeck ou encore Walker Evans : ± J?ai vu le paysage américain encombré de ruines que je voulais sauver?, précisant vouloir ± enregistrer cette histoire avant qu?elle ne disparaisse?. Ses photographies, quasiment toujours vides de toute présence humaine, montrent des objets récurrents du quotidien. Des vêtements sans corps, des lits et des chaises vides, des couverts déposés sur une table : le temps est suspendu, l?image énigmatique. L?esprit des lieux est ici matérialisé par une infinité de détails ; Morris réussit à ± capturer l?essence du visible?
