Josephine Herbst
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (540 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555531830 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Excellent study of now-forgotten author" according to Schmerguls. 1929 Josephine Herbst, by Elinor Langer (read 25 May 1985) This is an exceptionally well-written absorbing biography. Herbst was born 5 March 1892 in Sioux City, Iowa, and died in New York in 1969. She is buried in Graceland Cemetery in Sioux City. I am not at all sure I ever heard of her before this book was published. The book got a front page review in the New York Times and I went to the Sioux City Library and was dismayed to find it only had o
In this exceptional literary biography, Elinor Langer explores Herbst's affairs with men and women, her associations with prominent literary figures of the twenties and thirties, her activities on behalf of the Communist party, and her knowledge of the Alger Hiss case.. Although she died in almost total obscurity, during the 1930s Josephine Herbst (1892-1969) was widely regarded as one of the most important women writers in America