Stegner, Wallace - Stegner, Wallace 1909–
Stegner, Wallace 1909–
Stegner is an American novelist, short story writer, editor, and critic. Throughout his writing, Stegner has sought to find man's place in the world, avoiding extreme social or moral strictures. His interest in the American West is both literary and avocational: it represents to him in his work the American Dream, and he has sought to preserve its beauty as a member of the National Parks Advisory Board. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4, rev. ed.)
All the Little Live Things languishes under the weight of a solemn portentousness. Stegner is a writer of professional skill, capable of carrying on a narrative and sensitively responsive to climate, atmosphere, and appearances. But all these advantages are wasted when he turns what was originally conceived of as "a good-natured story about a fairly typical … upper-middle-class bedroom community in California" into a protracted argument about the modern...
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