The Fifties

A Captivating Journey Through the 1950s: Intimate Glimpses into the Lives of Literary Giants

Edmund Wilson's The Fifties, edited by Leon Edel, is the highly acclaimed fourth volume in the series that began with The Twenties. This fascinating collection offers a unique window into the minds and lives of some of the most influential literary figures of the 1950s, including Edna St. Vincent Millay, W.H. Auden, and Vladimir Nabokov.

Through a captivating blend of photographs and journal excerpts, readers are transported to a decade of cultural and artistic ferment. From the streets of London to the shores of Cape Cod, from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the literature of the Civil War, The Fifties paints a vivid portrait of an era that shaped the course of American literature.

Praised as "a giant's workroom we can wander through, marveling..." by Richard Locke of The Wall Street Journal, this volume is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of American literature and the luminaries who defined it.