The Man Who was There

Morris, Wright

ISBN 10: 0803208812 / ISBN 13: 9780803208810

Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1977

About this Item

Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Bookseller Inventory # GRP10490051

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Man Who was There

Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

Publication Date: 1977

Book Condition:Good

Edition: 1st hardback/1st Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

When it first appeared in 1945, this novel disconcerted a good many critics: Agee Ward, "the man who was there" of the title, ostensibly is the man who is not there--a member of the armed forces in World War II, he has been reported missing in action. Yet as we are shown various views of Agee and how he continues to affect the lives of others—among them Grandma Herkimer and Private Reagan, who knew him in boyhood; Peter Spavic and Mrs. Krickbaum, who refuse to believe that he is missing; Miss Gussie Newcomb, his landlady and (to her surprise) his heir—we come to perceive what Agee had in mind when he said "that anything really alive just went on and on."

About the Author:

One of the most distinguished American authors, Wright Morris (1910-1998) wrote thirty-three books including The Field of Vision, which won the National Book Award.