Kay Boyle, Artist and Activist

Kay Boyle, Artist and Activist by Sandra Whipple Spanier. Published by Paragon House Publishers, NY, 1988. 1st Stated Paperback Edition. Paperback. Size 8vo. Condition: Nr Fine. ISBN 0913729973. LCCN 87-9023. This first critical assessment of Kay Boyle's long career is both a portrait of the artist and a perceptive appraisal of her work. Kay Boyle's writing initially appeared with that of the great experimenters of the 1920s, and through the rest of this century hers has remained a vital, origin voice. The author examines all of Boyle's work, tracing central themes and concerns that create a single coherent body out of greatly diversified writing that includes 14 novels, 10 collections of short stories, 5 volumes of poetry, 3 children's books, and 2 essay collections. Because her work always springs directly and immediately from personal experience, this book is necessarily a biography. Boyle herself has provided the author with letters, unpublished manuscripts, and pages of personal comment on this study. Illustrated with photographs. 261 Pgs. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 15256.