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James Otis Purdy (July 17, 1914 – March 13, 2009) was an American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright who, from his debut in 1956, published over a dozen novels, and many collections of poetry, short stories, and plays.
James Purdy (born July 17, 1923, Ohio, U.S.—died March 13, 2009, Englewood, N.J.) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works explored the American way of life and presented a vision of human alienation, indifference, and cruelty.
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Learn about James Purdy, a prolific and influential figure in American literature who wrote fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Explore his biography, works, awards, and themes of sexuality, violence, and isolation.
James Otis Purdy (July 17, 1914 – March 13, 2009) was an American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright who, since his debut in 1956, published over a dozen novels, and many collections of poetry, short stories, and plays.
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Mar 13, 2009 · James Purdy, whose dark, often savagely comic fiction evoked a psychic American landscape of deluded innocence, sexual obsession, violence and isolation, died on Friday morning at Englewood...
Jul 21, 2015 · Jon Michaud on the work of the cult novelist James Purdy, whose dark and farcical outsider fiction may never receive the wide readership it deserves.
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Learn about James Purdy, a modern American writer who published more than a dozen novels and numerous collections of poetry, short stories, and plays. His work is characterized by its dark tone and scathing appraisal of American society.
