{"product_id":"lanford-wilson-9780826221339","title":"Lanford Wilson","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Lanford Wilson became a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright he wrote dozens of short stories and poems, many of which take place in the 1950s, small-town Missouri where he grew up. This selection of Wilson's early work, written between 1955 and 1967 provides a rare look at a young writer developing his style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA significant addition to the published work of Lanford Wilson, illuminating his work as a playwright and enlarging the scope of his work as a writer, adding a substantial group of stories and poems to Midwest, and particularly Missouri regional literature, and adding an important group of stories to the coming-of-age and LGBTQ literature of the 1950s.\"\" - Brenda Murphy, Professor Emeritus of English, University of Connecticut, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Theatre of Tennessee Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanford Wilson: Early Stories, Sketches, and Poems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by David Crespy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSECTION 1: Six Stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Section of Orange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoodbye Sparta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMiss Misty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Beautiful Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Polar Bear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Canary (A Fairy Tale)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSECTION 2: Travels to and from the City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Train to Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Water Commissioner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFish Kite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSECTION 3: Sketches of Town Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rimers of Eldritch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Grow the Rushes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChalk Eye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSECTION 4: Sketches of City Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuzz on Orion’s Sword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUptown in Snow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDear Mr. Goldberg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSECTION 5: Poems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutside Tulsa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMountains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrange Grove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlower Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarigold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOakwood Gothic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[Well, there she is, after all]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCathedral of St. Paul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Street Artist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillage Walking Rhyme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn a Day of Crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifth Avenue was quiet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo the Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLullaby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLullaby (2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf Yours Cannot Be\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Saw All the Workers in the Field at Noon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy When I Love You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes on a Poem for Bill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe great-hearted Dean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Love Story about the Next Best Thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword by Marshall W. Mason\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditorial Note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Missouri Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038751981911,"sku":"9780826221339","price":51.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780826221339.jpg?v=1750941303","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lanford-wilson-9780826221339","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}