Conrad Richter
Subtitle: a writer's life
By: David R. Johnson.
Series: The Penn State series in the history of the book
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: University Park
Language: eng
Number of pages: 407
Subjects: Richter, Conrad, 1890-1968; Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Conrad Richter: A Writer's Life is the story of an aspiring writer who failed and then, desperate for money, tried again and wrote himself out of penny-a-word pulp magazines and into a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. Based upon unrestricted access to all of Richter's letters, journals, notebooks, and private papers, this biography offers an intimate account of Richter's personal struggle to achieve success in his own and in other people's terms."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-394) and index.