William Maxwell (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., was a renowned editor at The New Yorker magazine, where he worked for forty years, publishing the work of authors such as J. D. Salinger, John Cheever, and John Updike. Although his own fiction did not receive the recognition that the writings of some of these celebrated authors enjoyed, he was also a skilled literary craftsman. Despite his many years in New York, his writing concentrated on small-town, midwestern life.
Maxwell’s early years were spent in Lincoln, Illinois, where he was born. His father, a salesman, was often away from home,...
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