Literary Reflections
{{Short description|1993 memoir by James A. Michener}}
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| author = James Michener
| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = Memoir
| publisher = State House Press
| release_date = 1993
| media_type = Print (Hardback)
| pages = 213pp.
| isbn = 1-880510-06-5
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Literary Reflections (1993) was written by American author James A. Michener.
A compilation of previously published materials with updates and an Introduction written by Mr. Michener in 1993.
Chapter Summary
=1. Collectors, Forgers — And A Writer: A Memoir=
::65 pages. Originally published by Targ Editions in 1983.
::A discussion of Mr. Michener's college years and some acquaintances and works that still influenced him later in his life and career.
=2. Testimony=
::25 pages. Originally published by A. Grove Day of White Knight Press in 1983.
::A discussion of his self-education on how to write a novel and the books which most influenced his style.
=3. Who Is Virgil T. Fry?=
::9 pages. Originally published in The Clearing House in October 1941, with a foreword written by Mr. Michener in 1993.
::Michener's first published work of fiction.
::Unlike his later work, much of the action is told through dialog.
::The main character was also the basis for the main character in "Tales Of The South Pacific".
=4. Verses To A Writer Heading For Ninety=
::4 pages. Original to this book. 1993
=5. Opinions On Other Writers=
==Ernest Hemingway==
::Introduction to "The Dangerous Summer" Originally published by Scribers in 1985 and updated for this book by Mr. Michener in 1993.
==Margaret Mitchell==
::Introduction to the 1975 Anniversary Edition of "Gone With The Wind". Originally published by Macmillan in 1975.
==Marcus Goodrich==
::Afterward to a reprint of "Delilah" published by Southern Illinois University Press in 1977 and updated for this book by Mr. Michener in 1993.
==Truman Capote==
::Foreword to "Conversations With Capote" written by Lawrence Grobel and Originally published by New American Library in 1985.
References
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| title = Literary Reflections
| publisher = State House Press
| year = 1993
| location = Austin, TX
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| pages = [https://archive.org/details/literaryreflecti0000mich/page/213 213]
| isbn = 1-880510-06-5
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Category:1993 non-fiction books