Justin Kaplan (1925–2014)
Forfatter af Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography
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Justin Kaplan was born in Manhattan, New York on September 5, 1925. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Harvard University, followed by graduate work in the field there, but he left before earning a doctorate to work as a freelance writer and book editor. His first book, Mr. Clemens and vis mere Mark Twain, won the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1967 and a National Book Award. His other works include Lincoln Steffens: A Biography, When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age, and Walt Whitman: A Life, which won a National Book Award. He also wrote books with his wife Anne Bernays including The Language of Names and Back Then: Two Lives in 1950s New York. He was the editor of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. He died from complications of Parkinson's disease on March 2, 2014 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Værker af Justin Kaplan
When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age (2006) — Forfatter — 391 eksemplarer
Mark Twain, a Profile 3 eksemplarer
With malice toward women; a handbook for women-haters drawn from the best minds of all time (1952) 2 eksemplarer
"Half Song-Thrush, Half Aliigator 1 eksemplar
Aristotle 1 eksemplar
Mark Twain 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Bidragyder — 452 eksemplarer
The Pocket Aristotle: Selections from physics, psychology, metaphysics, Nicomachean ethics, politics, poetics (1958) — Redaktør, nogle udgaver; Forord, nogle udgaver — 414 eksemplarer
Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading Historians (1999) — Bidragyder — 109 eksemplarer
Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature (2007) — Bidragyder — 90 eksemplarer
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- Kanonisk navn
- Kaplan, Justin
- Juridisk navn
- Kaplan, Justin Daniel
- Fødselsdato
- 1925-09-05
- Dødsdag
- 2014-03-02
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- New York, New York, USA
- Dødssted
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Bopæl
- New York, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Uddannelse
- Harvard College (AB|English|1944)
- Erhverv
- editor
biographer - Relationer
- Bernays, Anne (spouse)
- Organisationer
- Simon & Schuster
Bartlett's - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1985)
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Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography af Justin Kaplan
"Although this biography of Mark Twain begins when Twain is 31 ... the book is a full account of Twain, his life and his work related both to his early years and to the 'Gilded Age' of his mature life."
Just finished last night. Lots of interesting details about Clemens and an interesting glimpse into that period of history in the U.S.
A birthday present from Leslie--can't wait to dive into it tonight!
A birthday present from Leslie--can't wait to dive into it tonight!
Really more of a social history than a financial history, especially since the source of the Astor family wealth -- its massive real estate holdings alluded to in the title -- is only glancingly looked at, in favour of assorted family eccentricities and scandals. The family history stuff is fairly old hat -- readers of Lucius Beebe would be familiar with it. A missed opportunity, in some respects, though it's still an interesting read.
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