Wallant, Edward Lewis (Vol. 10) - Introduction

Wallant, Edward Lewis 1926–1962

Wallant was a Jewish-American novelist and short story writer. Central to the four novels written during his brief career is the theme of suffering and redemption. Wallant believed it was the artist's role to see clearly and define life for a myopic public. (See also CLC, Vol. 5, and Contemporary Authors, Vols. 1-4, rev. ed.)