The Man Who Was There
1st Edition
Published on 5. August 2022
236 pages
978-1-4962-0326-7 (ISBN)
Description
When it first appeared in 1945, this novel disconcerted a good many critics: Agee Ward, "the man who was there" of the title, ostensibly is the man who is not there--a member of the armed forces in World War II, he has been reported missing in action. Yet as we are shown various views of Agee and how he continues to affect the lives of others-among them Grandma Herkimer and Private Reagan, who knew him in boyhood; Peter Spavic and Mrs. Krickbaum, who refuse to believe that he is missing; Miss Gussie Newcomb, his landlady and (to her surprise) his heir-we come to perceive what Agee had in mind when he said "that anything really alive just went on and on."
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lincoln
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,02 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4962-0326-7 (9781496203267)
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Wright Morris
The Man Who Was There
Book
01/1977
University of Nebraska Press
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The Man Who Was There
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01/1977
University of Nebraska Press
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Person
One of the most distinguished American authors, Wright Morris (1910-1998) wrote thirty-three books including The Field of Vision, which won the National Book Award.
Content
- Intro
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- The Vision of Private Regan
- The Three Agee Wards
- The Album
- The Ward Line
- The Osborn Look
- The Album
- The Ordeal of Gussie Newcomb
- Mr. Bloom's Story
- Mrs. Bloom
- Back Matter
- Back Cover
