Early Stories by Tennessee Williams [Paperback]

Early Stories by Tennessee Williamsis an edited collection of thirty-one previously unpublished short stories written in the 1930s, when Tennessee Williams was living in the Midwest during a tumultuous period for the nation and himself. The stories highlight aspects of the writer’s biography relative to his young adult years in St. Louis, Columbia, and the Missouri Ozarks, offering insight into the relationships between the author, his family, and close friends. The influence of proletarian fiction and leftist ideas are evident in Williams’s stories of the Great Depression, as are themes of sexual turmoil and inner passions inspired by authors like D. H. Lawrence.
                 In notes for each story, additional context is provided regarding locations, occupations, and individuals. All of this enriches a critical understanding of Tennessee Williams’s major works such asThe Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire,Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,Night of the Iguana, andSuddenly Last Summer.
 Early Stories by Tennessee Williamsis an edited collection of thirty previously unpublished short stories written in the 1930s, when Tennessee Williams was living in the Midwest. The stories highlight aspects of the writer’s biography relative to his young adult years in St. Louis, Columbia, and the Missouri Ozarks, offering insight into the relationships between the author, his family, and close friends. In notes for each story, additional context is provided regarding locations, occupations, and individuals.“These early stories have something that the later, more finished works lack: a rawness and a youthfulness in craft. It’s like looking at a pencil sketch a painter makes before adding the oil paints. But it is precisely that quality that makes these stories so powerful. You can see the innate talent of thlc§