Харви Свадос — об авторе
- Родился: 28 октября 1920 г. , Буффало, Нью-Йорк, США
- Умер: 11 декабря 1972 г. , Хампшир, Массачусетс, США
Биография — Харви Свадос
Харви Сведос был американским социальным критиком и автором романов, рассказов, очерков и журналистики.
Harvey Swados (1920–1972) was born in Buffalo, the son of a doctor. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he served in the Merchant Marine during World War II and published his first novel, Out Went the Candle, in 1955. His other books include the novels Standing Fast and Celebration; a group of stories set in an auto plant, On the Line, widely regarded as a classic of the literature of work; and various collections of nonfiction, including A Radical’s America. Swados’s 1959 essay for Esquire, “Why Resign from the Human Race?,” has often been said to have inspired the formation of the…
