Wallace Stegner His Life and Work
Wallace Stegner His Life and Work by Jackson J. Benson is a comprehensive biography published by Penguin Books in 1997. This first edition spans 496 pages and is presented in English. The book explores the life of Wallace Stegner, a notable conservationist and author, detailing his journey from a prairie childhood in Saskatchewan to his influential role in the environmental movement and his time at Stanford University, where he shaped the careers of many prominent writers.
Readers will find an in-depth examination of Stegner’s contributions to literature and conservation, supported by nearly a decade of research and extensive interviews. The biography highlights his significant works, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angle of Repose and the National Book Award-winning Spectator Bird. Through this detailed account, Benson provides insights into Stegner’s impact on American literature and the broader cultural landscape, making it a valuable resource for those interested in literary figures and American biography.
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When Jackson Benson’s biography of John Steinbeck was published in 1984, it was hailed as definitive and reviewed on the front page of every major newspaper in the country. Now, in an equally groundbreaking work, Benson takes on the late Wallace Stegner — conservationist, teacher, and author of more than two dozen works of history, biography, essays, and fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angle of Repose (1971), the National Book Award-winning Spectator Bird (1976), and the bestselling Crossing to Salty (1987).
Drawing on nearly ten years of research and hundreds of hours of interviews, this authorized biography traces the trajectory of Stegner’s life from his prairie childhood in Saskatchewan and teenage years in Salt Lake City to his prominence in the environmental movement and the impact of his Stanford University creative writing program — whose students included Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, Ken Kesey, and Ivan Doig. Wallace Stegner is a close encounter with one of the greatest American writers of our time.
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