The Happiness of Getting It Down Right
Subtitle: Letters of Frank O'Connor and William Maxwell, 1945-1966
By: edited by Michael Steinman.
Contributors: Maxwell, William, 1908-; Steinman, Michael
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: A.A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: O'Connor, Frank, 1903-1966 -- Correspondence.; Maxwell, William, 1908-  -- Correspondence.; New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925); Authors, Irish -- 20th century -- Correspondence.; Periodical editors -- United States -- Correspondence.
Description: The letters between the Irish writer Frank O'Connor and William Maxwell, his editor at "The New Yorker." A moving, witty collection of correspondence between William Maxwell and Frank O'Connor provides a fascinating portrait of a rich and enduring friendship and a study of the inner life of the writer from the perspective of two literary giants. With 8 pages of photographs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-275) and index.