William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams (1883-1963) was a poet, writer, and physician closely associated with modernism and imagism. While poetry was his main literary focus, he occasionally wrote short stories, plays, novels, essays, and translations. In addition to his writing, Williams had a long career as a physician practicing both pediatrics and general medicine.
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The Great American Novel
- By: William Carlos Williams
- Narrator: Sara Morsey
- Length: 3 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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This is an unusual short classic by poet William Carlos Williams.
Written in 1923 and originally published in France, The Great American Novel examines the impossibility of writing such work in America.
Williams not only writes the novel with poetic... Read more
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