Morris, Wright 1910-1998

Plains song, for female voices by Wright Morris( Book )

35 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in English and held by 1,756 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of three generations of women from the Atkins family who settle, and farm on the middle western plains from the early years of the twentieth century to the 1970s

The field of vision by Wright Morris( Book )

44 editions published between 1956 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,699 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story unfolds by views of events through the voices of different characters. A group of Nebraskans find themselves in a bullfight arena in Mexico City

Love among the cannibals by Wright Morris( Book )

35 editions published between 1957 and 2011 in English and German and held by 1,308 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The narrator, Earl Horter, is a lyric writer who is in Hollywood with Mac, his partner, to write a musical. With two girls they have picked up and gone to Acapulco

Wright Morris territory : a treasury of work by Wright Morris( )

8 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,222 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Best known for his novels, including the National Book Award winners The Field of Vision and Plains Song, Nebraska-born author Wright Morris has long been regarded as one of America's most gifted writers. This volume, culling work from the photo-text books, criticism, and numerous short stories frequently overlooked among his oeuvre, reflects the true breadth of this quintessentially American artist's talents. As such, it offers a fascinating overview of Morris's inspiring accomplishments in multiple genres.While embracing the prose for which Morris is justly famous, this treasury of work also highlights his photography and other literary genres, including hard-to-find stories first published in magazines, some of which were early drafts of future novels.Edited by Morris's long-time friend David Madden, this one-of-a-kind collection captures a man of multifarious genius. Replete with interviews, photography, a biographical sketch, suggestions for further reading, and Morris's inimitable writing, this compendium is an indispensable resource for those who wish to understand and appreciate the brilliance and virtuosity of one of America's true talents

Man and boy by Wright Morris( )

33 editions published between 1951 and 2018 in English and Italian and held by 1,153 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mother Ormsby, noted birdwatcher and lecturer, is a tyrant at home and nearly ruins her marital and parental relations

Fire sermon by Wright Morris( Book )

21 editions published between 1969 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young boy finds himself trapped between the secure world of his great-uncle and the exciting lives of a hippie couple

Earthly delights, unearthly adornments : American writers as image-makers by Wright Morris( Book )

10 editions published in 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

About fiction; reverent reflections on the nature of fiction with irreverent observations on writers, readers & other abuses by Wright Morris( Book )

10 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 943 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A life by Wright Morris( Book )

14 editions published between 1973 and 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The home place by Wright Morris( Book )

28 editions published between 1948 and 1999 in English and held by 857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reproduced from the 1948 edition, the Bison Book edition of The Home Place brings back into print an important early work by one of the most highly regarded of contemporary American authors. This account in first-person narrative and photographs of the one-day visit of Clyde Muncy to "the home place" at Lone Tree, Nebraska, has been called "the nearest thing to a documentary film that today's publishing has found" (New York Times Book Review) and "as near to a new fiction form as you coud get" (San Francisco Chronicle).- back cover