Alfred Kazin (1915-1998)
Posted: September 22nd, 2004, 1:11 pm
All:
The powerful clarity and lively imagery of Alfred Kazin (1915-1998), particularly in my favorite book of his, "New York Jew", shouldn't be missed.
I think I learned more about prose writing and narrative from him than from anyone else I perused during my days as a student.
His construction is admirable, his viewpoint is provocative-- left but not Marxist-- and always open-eyed.
His portraits of fellow writers are unexcelled.
A late interview with Kazin:
(link)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/series/ ... kazin.html
I think this is also an audio link, if your computer will receive such phenomena. Mine won't.
--Z
The powerful clarity and lively imagery of Alfred Kazin (1915-1998), particularly in my favorite book of his, "New York Jew", shouldn't be missed.
I think I learned more about prose writing and narrative from him than from anyone else I perused during my days as a student.
His construction is admirable, his viewpoint is provocative-- left but not Marxist-- and always open-eyed.
His portraits of fellow writers are unexcelled.
A late interview with Kazin:
(link)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/newyork/series/ ... kazin.html
I think this is also an audio link, if your computer will receive such phenomena. Mine won't.
--Z