In Search of Willie Morris
2006-04-16T20:07:45-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTVlXC8xOTE4MjEtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mr. King talked about his biography, In Search of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life of a Legendary Writer and Editor, published by PublicAffairs. Mr. King, who has been a contributing editor at Harper’s, described the life of the man who became the youngest editor in chief of Harper’s Magazine. He recounted Willie Morris’s life from his younger days in Mississippi to his resignation from Harper’s in 1971. Mr. King, a close friend of the late Mr. Morris, also described Mr. Morris’s influence on writers such as William Styron and James Jones. After his presentation the author answered audience members' questions.
Mr. King talked about his biography, In Search of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life of a Legendary Writer and Editor, published by PublicAff… read more
Mr. King talked about his biography, In Search of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life of a Legendary Writer and Editor, published by PublicAffairs. Mr. King, who has been a contributing editor at Harper’s, described the life of the man who became the youngest editor in chief of Harper’s Magazine. He recounted Willie Morris’s life from his younger days in Mississippi to his resignation from Harper’s in 1971. Mr. King, a close friend of the late Mr. Morris, also described Mr. Morris’s influence on writers such as William Styron and James Jones. After his presentation the author answered audience members' questions. close
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