Louis Paul
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American short story writer and novelist
Leroi Placet, known by his pen name Louis Paul (c. 1902 – February 13, 1970),[1] was an American short story writer and novelist.
He corresponded with John Steinbeck.[2] His work appeared in American Mercury[3] and Esquire.[4] He adapted his book Breakdown into the play The Cup of Trembling, which opened in Boston April 5, 1948.[5]
Awards
[edit ]- 1934 O. Henry Award
Works
[edit ]- The pumpkin coach. Literary Guild. 1935.
- A horse in Arizona. Doubleday, Doran. 1936.
- Emma. Doubleday, Doran. 1937.
- The man who left home. The Black cat press. 1938.
- A passion for privacy. Knopf. 1940.
- The Reverend Ben Pool: a novel. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. 1941.
- This is my brother: a novel. Crown publishers. 1943.
- Breakdown. Crown publishers. 1946.
- A father in the family. Crown Publishers. 1951.
- The man who came home. Crown Publishers. 1953.
- Heroes, kings, and men. Dial Press. 1955.
- Dara, the Cypriot. Simon and Schuster. 1959.
- Papa Luigi's marionettes. I. Washburn. 1962.
- The way art happens. Washburn. 1963.
Anthologies
[edit ]- Charles Grayson (2005). "A Cup of Coffee". Stories for Men: An Anthology. Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4191-1333-8.
- Arnold Gingrich, ed. (1953). The Esquire treasury: the best of twenty years of Esquire. Simon and Schuster.
External links
[edit ]- Louis Paul Papers are housed at University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives.
References
[edit ]- ^ "LOUIS PAUL, AUTHOR OF 13 NOVELS, DEAD". The New York Times. 1970年02月17日. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016年03月24日.
- ^ Steinbeck, John (1975年01月01日). Steinbeck: a life in letters . Viking Press. ISBN 9780670669622.
- ^ Nathan, George Jean (1941年01月01日). The American Mercury. Knopf.
- ^ Gingrich, Arnold (1940年01月01日). The Bedside Esquire. Tudor.
- ^ "Out of Town Opening". Billboard. Apr 17, 1948. ISSN 0006-2510.