Adventures with Ed
Jack Loeffler
A memoir written by one of Edward Abbey's closest friends explores the life of the influential author and environmental activist.
Read Time: ~4.6 hr
Namedropping
by Richard Elman (1998)
About this book
"These are Richard Elman's candid snapshots in prose of the various, mostly literary celebrities he encountered during his four decades as a working writer and journalist - among them Isaac Bashevis Singer, Tillie Olsen, Bernard Malamud, Faye Dunaway, Hunter S. Thompson, and other important artists and writers who were Elman's teachers and, occasionally, adversaries."--BOOK JACKET.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreNamedropping Lead Character
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