Earthly delights, unearthly adornments: American writers as image-makers

by Wright Morris

1978

193 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Wright Marion Morris was an American novelist, photographer, and essayist. He is known for his portrayals of the people and artifacts of the Great Plains in words and pictures, as well as for experimenting with narrative forms.
Morris won the National Book Award for The Field of Vision in 1956. His final novel, Plains Song won the American Book Award in 1981.

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