Familiar Spirits: A Memoir of James Merril And David Jackson - Hardcover

Lurie, Alison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670894591 ISBN 13: 9780670894598

Publisher: Viking, 2001

Synopsis

The award-winning novelist shares her insights into the life of a major American poet as she explores the relationship between James Merrill and his long-time partner, David Jackson, and its influence on Merrill's acclaimed work. 12,000 first printing.

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Review:

"[A] remarkable and moving memoir." --The Boston Globe
"Written with the poignancy of long affection." --The Atlantic Monthly
"This memoir is Lurie's own Ouija board, through which she shares one final, intimate conversation with her much-missed familiar spirits." --The Washington Post

"[A] remarkable and moving memoir." The Boston Globe
"Written with the poignancy of long affection." The Atlantic Monthly
"This memoir is Lurie's own Ouija board, through which she shares one final, intimate conversation with her much-missed familiar spirits." The Washington Post"

"[A] remarkable and moving memoir." The Boston Globe
"Written with the poignancy of long affection." The Atlantic Monthly
"This memoir is Lurie's own Ouija board, through which she shares one final, intimate conversation with her much-missed familiar spirits." The Washington Post"

About the Author:

Alison Lurie is the author of many highly praised novels, including The War Between the Tates, The Truth About Lorin Jones (Prix Femina Etranger), and Foreign Affairs (Pulitzer Prize for fiction). Her most recent book was Familiar Spirits. She teaches writing, folklore, and literature at Cornell University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0670894591
• ISBN 13: 9780670894598
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208