Shaw, Irwin (Vol. 7) - Shaw, Irwin 1913–
Shaw, Irwin 1913–
Shaw is an expatriate American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. His first play, Bury the Dead, established him as a powerful voice against the atrocities of war and he has continued to deal with themes of violence and other social patterns. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 13-16, rev. ed.)
"The Young Lions"…, seems to me to show again the need that many American writers feel to explore and review the second World War without delay, before it is too late; to assure themselves and the public that it was really the vast and important experience it appeared to be just a few years ago; to prove, in short, that it was not a wasted war or a mere inconclusive episode in the ordeal of modern man. "The Young Lions" also shows the difficulty of finding a frame in which to make these points sharply and clearly. When the war was in progress, when America was first fighting in it, it was relatively easy for our...
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