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Dawn Powell

Dawn Powell

a biography
BiographyBiography & Memoir
Pages
362
Published
1998
Language
English

Synopsis

Tim Page has written the first biography of Dawn Powell, a brilliant and insightful American author whose cult following has blossomed into general popularity. Powell moved to New York City at twenty-one, maintaining a "permanent visitor" perspective that fueled her extensive body of work, including dizzying and inventive novels. Despite her wit, Powell lived a restless and troubled life marked by a ghastly youth, family struggles, and personal health issues. This biography chronicles her perseverance through poverty and hardship, culminating in the well-deserved revival of her life's work.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicReflectiveInspiringInformative
Redemption ArcFish Out of Water

Genres

Biography Biography & Memoir

About the author

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Tim Page

Tim Page (born October 11, 1954) is an American writer, music critic, editor, producer and professor who won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for his music criticism for The Washington Post. Anthony Tommasini, the chief music critic for The New York Times, has praised Page’s criticism for its "extensive knowledge of cultural history, especially literature; the instincts and news sense of a sharp beat reporter; the skills of a good storyteller; infectious inquisitiveness; immunity to dogma; and an alw...