In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories - Delmore Schwartz

This is the first British publication of a seminal work of twentieth century fiction rediscovering Delmore Schwartz for a new generation of readers. Delmore Schwartz became the voice of a new generation when In Dreams Begin Responsibilities was published in the debut issue of 'Partisan Review' in 1937. His influence on other writers was immediate and is still enormous; he was an unfluence on Philip Roth and Saul Bellow whose Humboldt's Gift is a fictionalised account of Bellow's own relationship with Schwartz. Delmore Schwartz is the only writer to be memorialised in a song by Lou Reed and also in one of John Berryman's Dream Songs. Despite his early promise and achievement Delmore Schwartz died destitute in a New York hotel in 1966. In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories collects eight of Schwartz's finest stories; including the seminal In Dreams Begin Responsibilities the foundation for all post-World War Two American-Jewish fiction. Delmore Schwartz found a vernacular language for the generational conflicts and self-analysis of educated and ambitious young people in conflict with their immigrant parents that is still captivating.

TITLE: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories

AUTHOR: Delmore Schwartz

SKU: 9780285636699

PUBLISHER: Profile Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 30/04/2003

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 135 mm x 205 mm x 12 mm

WEIGHT: 275 gr