The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06
S FIRST NOVEL 'SI BEST SELLER FOR THE SEASON
Bromfield Says He Does Not Take Himself
 Too Seriously

NEW YORK, July 5.-No, didn't have to fight for recognition, not even for hearing. I have been turned aos.A by no publisher. Life, as far as
 us Fishers and public are concerned,
 ws treated me gently. Yet l see the SfruEgle-I am, in fact surrounded by it. I see it and thank God that l am E not in it.''
 Louis Bromfield, author, whose maiden effort, a novel, became over { night an outstanding literary success, was talking.
 The general appearance of MT. Brom- < field is bewildering. One does not as, sociate the author of that technlcal < masterpiece in modern fiction, the structure of which is so firmly handled, so relentlessly executed that one feels { the metallic touch of polished steer N with say -. a necktle salesman. a shoe clerk. Yet, step into any large department store and Louis l Brornfield is sure to take you into s temporary custody. He is the ideal type-and department stores do have ideal types-to sell you that necktie you didn't intend to buy, or that. pair s of shoes you really couldn't afford .'- Undoubtedly Mir. Bromfield would be a perfect choice for an amateur pro- duction of Tarkington's Seventeen. SIt is practically impossible for him to sit quietly in chair and you almost feel on the verge of asking him to do so. Somehow it impresses you he doesn't know just how to behave when sedentary. And this is the author of taThe Green Bay Tree" There are things the amateur psychologist cannot Understand, and this is one of them.
 Mir. Bromfield is very young man, Sad looks still younger than he really
 Yet he did not deem it necessary
 apologize for his shortcoming in the
 ktter of years "Time will rectify lis particular perplexity,' he seemed say.
 Had No Struggle
 @1ssob no" Mir. Bromfield smiled, my
 ea ia not that of the struggling au- er confined to dingy,N cold garret, Iarninp kerosene lamp, starving anu H Sweating over literary masterpieces !cheduled for rejection. You see' l n, I,ot financially handicapped. Undef srv' circumstances 1 should never Write for living. The tragedy of artists ;s that genius and humor don't seem to.mix well, and you do need Doth ol these qualifications if you are to give the hest there is within you. As Tar as personally am concerned as4 for nothing-ro genius, no humof. yo along doing what please Write when I please, what l please; ana let it go at that. I am grateful TOT my l0s; The tale of Bromffsid is that he hss had everything man mignt NaNsI s Tas -;ah+ he should be a diiettanie' oc. ny r ;r tbe seven arts Of soclan @S of aapp,s:l aap,:L.sont i've have so hlans ;sy com sl rasd Gertrude Stein anu tso 0"5 raat themH Tana 1 Grey is usually the s samd Z ~--weh At 4aT,rt Zane Gray uosts, tor coVSS Wild and Woody .ts We't to
 rne .,1 ao The usual proauc.Se uneople
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 le naver had to fight-oreihSYte Vet MT.
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 iiic a. la, ny wanted him to u' Uo;nd to loMesei, and had made up ner hirtb Il of TIls9t, s,en before the actual of ..The Ehls eSen celebrated author pornoofield on ne ng pav Tree" And Mrs. ,,,t tn do. ss:I IilseaSaranl;shed IleSr what she set to. son to. Trou, infancy she dlrecteu ted him for
 rDa lo this profession, educaIee Sa accepted s | and to her astonishmeh' Ne
 ,is lot readily. ..as;o6
 All mothers sons are tue ue live long S,ome presidents II theg th however, s,,oneh. Most or tneH, trock Louis snanage to switch OH [He e. did he really R1Tomfield never did; Not otuaIiv u took to wanE eo wh;ch is his particular pi the Erlelns' His mother taught mn cre. @ qency of observation anu I;ro e xarsC pl pnd created within hlm-a ueSat Aslon n.,oorth-while books. The one % one sion Tn neL eL;sNtbe passion for writing; passaotn tayar capacity for writing Ina haN5, Ss- Whatevets s;a1d said reverently, ''she ae- MT. broinireh N.ha+ever artistic creative \ velopeu tr,snt' if that term is permls- temp ~ta nodded it. In fact, the e.eda en siOle' tr.osnhere Sn of my home peneli.e9 n9 ltlre 5o ooA me A relative of mine nau
 ae' mootontialities mo of a great slhsel'
 ne to conouer the world, she nlal-
 aDS settled down to domestlc com com
 was quite young at the tinio' o
 -on,,osed the marriage, put eIe iit
 Sn,t think it necessary to 0'NSN'' ' 2: .srhs Green Bay Tree has attracted ad
 : .ttention ts of the entire nation ahu aIs
 sor;t;caI estimate is not necessary Mi, MI.
 ssamfield, a very young man who may may ssA;lv trick you into belleVlns E.. 'AII to
 sl;tSer genius nor fame matter ..ao e9 a ss long as he may be permlII;tto !,.;ta
 n tn write ~1 just what he likes, to ,, |Fles Eas ;,sst when he feels like writing mas ynst yoss with both critical and populaa ,.'in ,.scoenition and perhaps Decausf sf l Is, had that saving grace-a sense or
 1S s.1Tbe Green Bay Tree is soon t to hs nnblished in England, where It alc rssdv % has met with the sanction s or Tsngiish critics. In the fall ffeneti traSslation will be brought out. A German translation is now being heso-
 Louis Bromfield is about to become me an internationally known figure - on Inc strength of his first novel! FRANKLIN LED AN EASY LIFE