"A Death in the Family" is a novel by James Agee that explores the impact of a tragic accident on a family in 1915 Tennessee. The story delves into themes of grief, loss, and the complexities of family relationships. Agee's lyrical prose and poignant portrayal of human emotions make this novel a powerful and moving read.
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James Agee died on May 16, 1955 at the age of 45.
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James Agee has written: 'Collected Poems' 'The African Queen' 'James Agee, selected journalism' 'A Death In Family' 'A death in the family' -- subject(s): Traffic accident victims, Fiction, Fathers and sons, Boys 'The morning watch' 'Fire Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests' 'Agee on film' -- subject(s): Motion pictures, History 'The collected poems of James Agee' -- subject(s): American poetry 'Agee on film' -- subject(s): Motion pictures, History, Reviews, Motion picture plays 'The collected short prose of James Agee' 'Knoxville, summer 1915' 'Knoxville' 'Many Are Called (Metropolitan Museum of Art Series)' -- subject(s): Portrait photography, Subways, Pictorial works 'Collected Short Prose' 'A death in the family' -- subject(s): Traffic accident victims, Fiction, Fathers and sons, Boys 'The collected short prose of James Agee' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Escritos Sobre Cine' 'A death in the family' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Traffic accident victims, Fiction, Fathers and sons, Boys, Popular Print Disabled Books
James Agee was born on November 27, 1909 and died on May 16, 1955. James Agee would have been 45 years old at the time of death or 105 years old today.
James Agee's birth name is James Rufus Agee.
James Agee
James Agee won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for A Death In The Family in 1958. Agee began writing the novel in 1948, but it remained unfinished when he died in 1955. Editor David McDowell worked on the manuscript, which was published posthumously in 1957. It has been listed as one of Time Magazine's "100 Best English-Language Novels."University of Tennessee English professor, Michael Lofaro, reconstructed and rewrote the novel from Agee's original manuscript and notes and published a second version of A Death in the Family in 2007. The second book differs significantly from the Pulitzer winner.
James Agee was born on November 27, 1909.
James Agee was born on November 27, 1909.
James Agee won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for A Death In The Family in 1958. Agee began writing the novel in 1948, but it remained unfinished when he died in 1955. Editor David McDowell worked on the manuscript, which was published posthumously in 1957. It has been listed as one of Time Magazine's "100 Best English-Language Novels."University of Tennessee English professor, Michael Lofaro, reconstructed and rewrote the novel from Agee's original manuscript and notes and published a second version of A Death in the Family in 2007. The second book differs significantly from the Pulitzer winner.
Sure on this Shining Night was written by James Agee in 1938.