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Gus Blaisdell Collected

Gus Blaisdell Collected

Hardcover

Letters & EssaysLiterary Criticism

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ISBN10: 082634240X
ISBN13: 9780826342409
Publisher: Unm Press
Published: Sep 30 2012
Pages: 382
Weight: 1.70
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
From the moment he arrived in New Mexico in 1964, Gus Blaisdell (1935-2003) was a legendary presence. Famous in Albuquerque as a writer, teacher, publisher, editor, and especially as the proprietor of the Living Batch bookstore, Blaisdell was also a brilliant critic whose essays influenced readers throughout the country and across the Atlantic. This long-awaited collection of Blaisdell's critical writings includes essays on literature, art, and film, along with moving tributes by some of the distinguished writers who numbered Blaisdell among their friends. Introductory essays by philosopher Stanley Cavell and literary critic David Morris join colleague Ira Jaffe's poignant memoir to provide perspectives on the man by friends who knew him well. Glimpses of Blaisdell's vivid personality can be had from the many photographs included, and the diligently researched chronology compiled by Nicole Blaisdell Ivey tracks the course of her father's complicated life.

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