Peter De Vries (1910–1993)
Autore di The Blood of the Lamb: A Novel
Sull'Autore
Peter de Vries was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 27, 1910. He graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1931. From 1938-1944, he was an editor for Poetry magazine in Chicago. He left to join the editorial staff of The New Yorker. His first novel, But Who Wakes the Bugler?, mostra altro was published in 1940 and illustrated by the cartoonist Charles Addams. His other works include No But I Saw the Movie, Comfort Me with Apples, The Tents of Wickedness, The Blood of the Lamb, Madder Music, and Slouching Towards Kalamazoo. Two of his books, The Tunnel of Love and Reuben, Reuben were adapted as films, as was one short story, Witch's Milk, which was retitled Pete 'n' Tilly for its 1972 film. He died on September 28, 1993. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Peter De Vries
The Tunnel of Love: A Comedy in Three Acts. Based on the novel by Peter de Vries. (1957) — Autore — 9 copie
Carole 3 copie
Handboek ouders in de school voor scholen voor primair onderwijs en voortgezet onderwijs, pabo's en lerarenopleidingen (2007) 1 copia
Det Bästas Bokval (1964) vol 31 : Carol; Djävulsvattnet; Staden som inte ville dö; Hon är min 1 copia
Opere correlate
Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker (2001) — Collaboratore — 709 copie
The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to The Onion (2011) — Collaboratore — 245 copie
Gentlemen, Scholars and Scoundrels: A Treasury of the Best of Harper's Magazine from 1850 to the Present (1959) — Collaboratore — 55 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- De Vries, Peter
- Data di nascita
- 1910-02-27
- Data di morte
- 1993-09-28
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport, Connecticut, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Westport, Connecticut, USA - Istruzione
- Calvin College (AB|1931)
Northwestern University (1931) - Attività lavorative
- novelist
editor
short-story writer
poet
radio actor
toffee-apple salesman (mostra tutto 8)
vending machine operator
essayist - Relazioni
- Loeser, Katinka (wife)
De Vries, Jon (son) - Organizzazioni
- National Institute of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1969)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1982)
The New Yorker (staff member)
Poetry (editor)
U.S. Marines (captain) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1946)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 38
- Opere correlate
- 14
- Utenti
- 1,965
- Popolarità
- #13,083
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 22
- ISBN
- 114
- Lingue
- 2
- Preferito da
- 14