James T. Farrell, (Twayne's United States authors series, 185)

Branch, Edgar Marquess

Twayne Publishers

The Depression that follows the 1929 stock market crash is emptying Paris of many American expatriates. Two exceptions are Dorothy and James T. Farrell, the naïve young couple who have fled their home in Chicago for the fabled liberation that Paris seems to offer. In this telling account drawn from interviews, diaries, and letters home, Edgar Marquess Branch presents a composite view of the life of a young author yet to complete his masterpiece, Studs Lonigan. Set among the expatriate artists who defined their time, this human drama plays itself out in one short year in which the foreign and familiar are entwined. Featuring such characters as Ezra Pound and Kay Boyle, A Paris Year traces the heartbreak and triumphs that the newlyweds experience as the young Farrell seeks his fame and fortune. Their Paris sojourn influenced the rest of their lives and left an imprint on American literature.

A Paris Year: Dorothy and James T. Farrell, 1931–1932

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Ohio University Press

"Studs Lonigan's Neighborhood" presents a fresh and surprising portrait of the South Side Chicago locale Studs Lonigan, Danny O'Neill, and their creator, novelist James T. Farrell, came up in nearly a century ago. Farrell, long a figure of critical neglect, has often been as freely misportrayed as the neighborhood he made famous. This book is certain to deeply enhance people's understanding of both. 106 pp. Book includes 52 photos, two maps, and appendices.

Studs Lonigan's Neighborhood and the Making of James T. Farrell

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Arts End Books

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