Wallace Stegner
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1Mareino
I apologize if this has been mentioned before, but there are so many posts and suggestions, it's not easy to keep track.
I have never seen any mention of including the works of Wallace Stegner in an LOA volume(s). He was one of the truly great writers of the mid 20the century, winning both a Pulitzer and a National Book Award. Works such as "Angle of Repose," "Big Rock Candy Mountain" and "The Spectator Bird" deserve a place in the LOA collection.
I have never seen any mention of including the works of Wallace Stegner in an LOA volume(s). He was one of the truly great writers of the mid 20the century, winning both a Pulitzer and a National Book Award. Works such as "Angle of Repose," "Big Rock Candy Mountain" and "The Spectator Bird" deserve a place in the LOA collection.
2bsc20
His literary essays and nonfiction would also be welcome. He was a champion of non-New York based writers and of western writing in general.
3Truett
Mareino: Thanks for the heads up -- to another reader -- regarding Stegner. His name seemed familiar (although I think I was conflating with Wallace Stevens), but when I looked up his profile and his works, I'd never run across any of them.
ANGLE OF REPOSE and (especially) THE SPECTATOR BIRD look interesting to me, as does the book published before his death (essays -- the first two are novels): WHERE THE BLUEBIRD SINGS TO THE LEMONADE SPRINGS: Living and Writing in the West (for those not familiar, that's a quote from the song, "Big Rock Candy Mountain", which Stegner used as the title for an earlier, autobiographical novel. I like the fact that THE SPECTATOR BIRD involves a love affair between two people later in life (sexual romance between "older" folks is always treated like a taboo, or embarrassment, in most western societies -- William Wharton explored that topic in LAST LOVERS).
Found it interesting that some critics still found it "controversial" that he used actual letters from someone who had died as the structural foundation of his novel, ANGLE OF REPOSE. (Interesting, because Stegner had gotten permission, but someone, somewhere, STILL found the time to make a big deal about it).
ANGLE OF REPOSE and (especially) THE SPECTATOR BIRD look interesting to me, as does the book published before his death (essays -- the first two are novels): WHERE THE BLUEBIRD SINGS TO THE LEMONADE SPRINGS: Living and Writing in the West (for those not familiar, that's a quote from the song, "Big Rock Candy Mountain", which Stegner used as the title for an earlier, autobiographical novel. I like the fact that THE SPECTATOR BIRD involves a love affair between two people later in life (sexual romance between "older" folks is always treated like a taboo, or embarrassment, in most western societies -- William Wharton explored that topic in LAST LOVERS).
Found it interesting that some critics still found it "controversial" that he used actual letters from someone who had died as the structural foundation of his novel, ANGLE OF REPOSE. (Interesting, because Stegner had gotten permission, but someone, somewhere, STILL found the time to make a big deal about it).
4euphorb
>1 Mareino:
>2 bsc20:
>3 Truett:
I also hope for a full representation of Wallace Stegner in LOA. Though I am far from having read everything by him (including his best known novels), I have read Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and was also impressed by two of his later novels, All the Little Live Things and Crossing to Safety. His short stories are not to be missed.
>2 bsc20:
>3 Truett:
I also hope for a full representation of Wallace Stegner in LOA. Though I am far from having read everything by him (including his best known novels), I have read Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs, which I thoroughly enjoyed, and was also impressed by two of his later novels, All the Little Live Things and Crossing to Safety. His short stories are not to be missed.
5kcshankd
He would be a great addition to LOA. As would his mentor, Bernard DeVoto.
