Malcolm Cowley
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"Americans by thousands and tens of thousands were scheming to take the next boat for the South Seas or the West Indies ... Or without leaving home they could build themselves private islands of art or philosophy... they could create social islands in the shadows of the skyscrapers, groups of close friends among whom they could live as unconstrainedly as in a Polynesian valley, live without moral scruples or modern conveniences, live in the pure moment, live gaily on gin and love and two lamb chops broiled over a coal fire in the grate."--Malcolm Cowley probably from Exile's Return |
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Malcolm Cowley (August 24, 1898 – March 27, 1989) was an American writer, editor, historian, poet, and literary critic. His best known works include his first book of poetry, Blue Juniata (1929), his lyrical memoir, Exile's Return (1934; rev. 1951), as a chronicler and fellow traveller of the Lost Generation, and as an influential editor and talent scout at Viking Press.
