Body and Soul | Frank Conroy
In the following Publishers Weekly interviewessay,
Conroy gives background on the creation of
Body & Soul.
Legions of authors have produced a shelf-full of books without coming close to the literary reputation that Frank Conroy earned with his first effort, his now-classic memoir of a miserable youth, Stop-Time, published when he was 37. Seventeen years elapsed before the appearance of a highly praised short story collection, Midair, Conroy is 57 now, and he seems surprised that his first novel, Body & Soul has been so eagerly awaited. He’s somewhat stunned that it has thrust him into the limelight. In fact, commercial success, in the form of celebrity status, boffo rights...
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