Harvey Swados
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| Harvey Swados | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 Buffalo. New York |
| Died | 1972 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Naturalism |
| Subjects | ordinary people |
Harvey Swados (1920-1972) was a Jewish-American novelist and essayist. He was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of a doctor and is a graduate of the University of Michigan. Swados was a four year veteran of the Merchant Marine during World War II[1] and published his first novel in 1955.
He also taught at Sarah Lawrence and the University of Massachusetts.[1]
Swados's 1959 essay for Esquire, "Why Resign from the Human Race?," has often been said to have inspired the formation of the Peace Corps.[citation needed]
He died in 1972 of a brain hemorrhage.[2]
[edit] Published Works
- Out Went the Candle, novel, 1955.
- On the Line, a group of stories set in an auto plant, 1957
- A Radical's America, essays, 1962
- The American Writer and the Great Depression, editor, 1966
- Standing Up for People, biography Estes Kefauver, 1972
- Celebration, novel, 1975
- Nights in the Gardens of Brooklyn: the Collected Stories of Harvey Swados, 1986
[edit] References
- ^ a b Grace Paley (Summer 2004). Nights in the Gardens of Brooklyn. Boston Review. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
- ^ R. Z. Sheppard (1975-03-24). September Song. Time. Retrieved on 2008-04-22.
