Paul West (Cyclopedia of World Authors)

Paul Noden West is one of America’s most imaginative and innovative contemporary writers and finest literary stylists. He was born in Eckington, England, on February 23, 1930, the son of Alfred and Mildred (Noden) West. From his earliest days, West was surrounded by book lovers—parents, grandparents, and relatives—who viewed the written word as sacred and who considered nearly any book a worthy addition to an ever-growing canon of literary experiences, experiences they considered as valid as those of everyday life for authenticating the self and one’s existence in the world....

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