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Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane

byPaul Auster

Burning Boy examines the Life and Work of Stephen Crane, combining Paul Auster's clear narrative with the perspective of a biographical portrait. Moving between close detail and context, the book explains the forces surrounding its subject and connects them to the connected fields of biography & autobiography and history. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Holt & Company, Henry

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

800

ISBN

9781250235831