With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Edward Lewis Wallant
Fiction
1926 – 1962
- Biography/Description of Work
Wallant lived most of his life in New Haven and Norwalk, but set many of his stories in Manhattan. Art director at a Manhattan based firm by day, he wrote after hours. He began writing short stories which were published in the compendium New Voices: American Writing Today. He authored four novels, including “The Pawnbroker” published in 1961 and adapted into a film starring Rod Steiger.
- Sources view
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lewis_Wallant, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pawnbroker, http://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/apr/17/featuresreviews.guardianreview13, http://www.anb.org/articles/16/16-03535.html, Edward Lewis Wallant Obituary - New York Times - 1962-12-6
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