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"Nothing in my experience of such memoirs is quite like it."
—David Madden
"It is written with such verve and zest that I bow down."
—Wallace Stegner
"Morris is very much alive to the comic possibilities in his father's life and his own childhood — but like a good Westerner, he prefers to tell the story with a straight face. He is even more aware of the serious possibilities of life, but what really interests him is the growth of awareness. The book begins in a kind of imagism — the random impres ...more
—David Madden
"It is written with such verve and zest that I bow down."
—Wallace Stegner
"Morris is very much alive to the comic possibilities in his father's life and his own childhood — but like a good Westerner, he prefers to tell the story with a straight face. He is even more aware of the serious possibilities of life, but what really interests him is the growth of awareness. The book begins in a kind of imagism — the random impres ...more
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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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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.
