“A Desert Cactus”: The Literary Friendship of Katherine Anne Porter and Kay Boyle

The literary friendship of Kay Boyle and Katherine Anne Porter is documented in Porter’s papers at the University of Maryland Libraries. The record includes fifty-seven letters exchanged between May 8, 1931, and July 1, 1976. An examination of this correspondence reveals mutual admiration, affection...

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Main Author: Beth ALVAREZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA) 2013-06-01
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/erea/3114
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description The literary friendship of Kay Boyle and Katherine Anne Porter is documented in Porter’s papers at the University of Maryland Libraries. The record includes fifty-seven letters exchanged between May 8, 1931, and July 1, 1976. An examination of this correspondence reveals mutual admiration, affection, and professional and personal respect.
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spelling doaj.art-92cce1a4bbc7487a86d346629f3aa8332022-12-21T17:57:22ZengLaboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)E-REA1638-17182013-06-011010.4000/erea.3114“A Desert Cactus”: The Literary Friendship of Katherine Anne Porter and Kay BoyleBeth ALVAREZThe literary friendship of Kay Boyle and Katherine Anne Porter is documented in Porter’s papers at the University of Maryland Libraries. The record includes fifty-seven letters exchanged between May 8, 1931, and July 1, 1976. An examination of this correspondence reveals mutual admiration, affection, and professional and personal respect.http://journals.openedition.org/erea/3114Kay BoyleKatherine Anne Portercorrespondencebook reviewsThe Crazy Hunter“The Leaning Tower
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“A Desert Cactus”: The Literary Friendship of Katherine Anne Porter and Kay Boyle
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Kay Boyle
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correspondence
book reviews
The Crazy Hunter
“The Leaning Tower
title “A Desert Cactus”: The Literary Friendship of Katherine Anne Porter and Kay Boyle
title_full “A Desert Cactus”: The Literary Friendship of Katherine Anne Porter and Kay Boyle
title_fullStr “A Desert Cactus”: The Literary Friendship of Katherine Anne Porter and Kay Boyle
title_full_unstemmed “A Desert Cactus”: The Literary Friendship of Katherine Anne Porter and Kay Boyle
title_short “A Desert Cactus”: The Literary Friendship of Katherine Anne Porter and Kay Boyle
title_sort a desert cactus the literary friendship of katherine anne porter and kay boyle
topic Kay Boyle
Katherine Anne Porter
correspondence
book reviews
The Crazy Hunter
“The Leaning Tower
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