Book description
In settings that range from small town Illinois to the Upper East Side
of Manhattan, these stories are distinguished by Maxwell's inimitable
wisdom and kindness, his sense of the small details that make up a life,
the nuances of joy and sadness that change its direction. Whether
describing the reunion of two brothers who will never agree, the
furniture of the apartment that becomes everything to a childless
couple, the search for the perfect French meal or the life of a
ne'er-do-well uncle, Maxwell's stories capture responses that are
recognisable in us all. William Maxwell was born in Illinois in 1908.
He was the author of a distinguished body of work: six novels, three
short story collections, an autobiographical memoir and a collection of
literary essays and reviews. A
New Yorker
editor for forty years, he helped to shape the prose and careers of
John Updike, John Cheever, John O'Hara and Eudora Welty. So Long, See
You Tomorrow
won the American Book Award, and he received the PEN/Malamud Award. He
died in New York in 2000.
