Description
This superb collection signals the long overdue return of Albert Maltz, one of the "Hollywood Ten" blacklisted during the McCarthy era, to the forefront of American letters. From "Afternoon in the Jungle"-an unforgettable glimpse of the brutalization of poverty-to the gripping adventure of "The Farmer's Dog," Maltz probes deep into the American consciousness, displaying a keen outrage at the injustices of poverty, prejudice and oppression. Yet, throughout, he remains true to a central vision of the essential dignity of man.
Reviews
"Albert Maltz is one of the most gifted short story writers around. If his stories are concerned with social conditions, he is never the prisoner of the didactic. . . . He is for a moment the conscience of the world . . . a writer who wants to believe that in the spirit of man, there is an impulse to pity and compassion. . . . These stories do touch that deep impluse." -- Robert Kirsch - Los Angeles Times
Book Information
ISBN 9780871402561
Author Albert Maltz
Format Paperback
Page Count 226
Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 294g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 135mm * 20mm
Reviews
"Albert Maltz is one of the most gifted short story writers around. If his stories are concerned with social conditions, he is never the prisoner of the didactic. . . . He is for a moment the conscience of the world . . . a writer who wants to believe that in the spirit of man, there is an impulse to pity and compassion. . . . These stories do touch that deep impluse." -- Robert Kirsch - Los Angeles Times
Book Information
ISBN 9780871402561
Author Albert Maltz
Format Paperback
Page Count 226
Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 294g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 135mm * 20mm
