Uncorrected Proof of these letters - "from its first ebullient pages to the tragic finale, an important book that has the weight, scope, and richness of a major autobiography". Preface by Elia Kazan. Illustrated.

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Title

Five O'clock Angel - Letters of Tennessee Williams to Maria St. Just, 1948-1982 - Uncorrected Proof

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf, NY

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0394564278

ISBN 13

9780394564272

Binding

Soft cover

Edition

Uncorrected Proof.

Condition

Very Good

Book Type

Book

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Synopsis

Letters written over the course of three decades shed light on Williams' works, his friends and colleagues, and his dependency on alcohol and drugs

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Tennessee Williams and Maria Britneva met in London in 1948 and remained close friends and correspondents until the former's death in 1983. The Russian emigre, later Lady St. Just, was someone he could confide in and laugh with. Few of her letters to him have survived, but hundreds of Williams's letters to her are printed here with her comments, recollections and diary entries. He discusses his plays and their characters, productions at home and abroad, travels, relatives, colleagues, lovers, friends--Claire Bloom, Marlon Brando, Carson McCullers, Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, Vanessa Redgrave and Gore Vidal among them--and also talks about his dependence on alcohol and drugs, his fears and satisfactions, depressions and passions. Williams, however, was not one of the great literary letter-writers, and this collection will likely appeal only to his enthusiasts. Photos.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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