{"product_id":"leslie-fiedler-kind-of-a-conversation-paperback","title":"Leslie Fiedler: Kind of a Conversation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDiane Christian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating conversations with a leading twentieth century literary critic, author, and cultural gadfly.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor and gadfly Leslie Fiedler was one of the best-known names in twentieth-century literary criticism. He promoted postwar American literature to a large, general audience. He was particularly beloved as a professor at the University at Buffalo, where he spent the last three decades of his life teaching and helping establish its English Department as one of the leading centers for critical thinking in the country. He was close to many of the period's most influential literary figures-poets Allen Ginsberg, Robert Creeley, and Amiri Baraka among them. In this book, his longtime friends and colleagues Bruce Jackson and Diane Christian present their memories of Fielder as a master storyteller. Inspired by joyful visits spent listening to Fiedler's engaging yarns, they decided to tape a series of interviews with him in 1989 when he reached his 72nd year. Presented here in their entirety, they give a complete picture of Fiedler's life and times, from his upbringing in Jewish Newark, New Jersey, through his service in World War II and his rich academic and political life. Along the way, the reader is quickly absorbed by Fiedler's unique voice and perspective. For anyone interested in the history of postwar American culture, this book will be a must read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e is SUNY Distinguished Professor and James Agee Professor of American Culture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. He is the author or editor of fifty books, a filmmaker and photographer, as well as a chevalier in France's Ordre des arts et des lettres. \u003cb\u003eDiane Christian\u003c\/b\u003e is SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She is a poet (\u003ci\u003eWide-Ons, Occasion Poems\u003c\/i\u003e) and a filmmaker. Jackson and Christian have collaborated on many books, including \u003ci\u003eVoices from Death Row: Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by SUNY Press, and \u003ci\u003eIn This Timeless Time: Living and Dying on Death Row in America\u003c\/i\u003e, and the films, \u003ci\u003eCreeley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOut of Order\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDeath Row\u003c\/i\u003e. They live in Buffalo, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43338820026457,"sku":"9798855805895","price":41.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/k1QYk7UfgH9798855805895.webp?v=1779430466","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/products\/leslie-fiedler-kind-of-a-conversation-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}