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James Purdy - undifferentiated

American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright

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writer (1914–2009)

Born 1923
Died 2009

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  • Cover of: Malcolm
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    Cover of edition malcolm_00purdrich Cover of edition malcolmnovel00purd First published in 1959 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Eustace Chisholm and the Works
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    Cover of edition eustacechisholmw0000purd First published in 1967 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: In a Shallow Grave
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    First published in 1975 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Color of darkness: eleven stories and a novella.
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  • Cover of: Cabot Wright begins.

    First published in 1956 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The nephew
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    First published in 1960 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Understanding fiction
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  • Cover of: Children is all.
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    First published in 1961 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The house of the solitary maggot.
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    First published in 1974 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Out With the Stars
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  • Cover of: Jeremy's version: part one of 'Sleepers in moon-crowned valleys'
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    Cover of edition jeremysversion00purd First published in 1970 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: On glory's course
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    First published in 1984 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: 63, dream palace: selected stories, 1956-1987
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  • Cover of: I am Elijah Thrush.

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  • Cover of: The candles of your eyes, and thirteen other stories
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    Cover of edition candlesofyoureye00purd First published in 1986 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Mourners below
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    First published in 1981 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Narrow Rooms (Gay Modern Classics Series)
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    First published in 1978 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Children Is All

    First published in 1962 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Two plays

    First published in 1979 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The other persuasion
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We need a photo of James Purdy - undifferentiated

writer (1914–2009)

Born 1923
Died 2009

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, psychological, Fiction, general, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author), Gay men, Social life and customs, United states, social life and customs, fiction, American Psychological fiction, American Short stories, Eccentrics and eccentricities, Fiction, lgbtq+, gay, Gay youth, Young men, New York Times reviewed, American drama (dramatic works by one author), American fiction, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Fiction, gay, Fiction, science fiction, general, Short stories, Siblings, fiction, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, American Civil War, American drama

Places

United States, Chicago, Chicago (Ill.), Illinois, Alabama, Araby, Araby bazaar, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Jefferson, Mississippi, N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York, North Richmond Street, Owl Creek Bridge, Wall Street (New York, N.Y.), Yoknapatawpha County

People

Colonel Sartoris, Emily Grierson, Homer Barron, Mangan's sister, Mr. Grierson, Peyton Farquhar, Tobe

Time

20th century, 1861-65, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • James Purdy
  • James Otis Purdy
  • James PURDY
  • Purdy James

History

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April 10, 2025 Edited by Tauriel063 merge authors
December 24, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris Mark as conflated
September 7, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import