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William Humphrey

Born

in Clarksville, Texas, The United States

June 18, 1924

Died

August 20, 1997

Genre

Fiction

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William Humphrey was an American novelist, memoirist, short story writer, and author of literary sporting and nature stories. His published works, while still available in French translation, largely have been out of print until recently. Home from the Hill and The Ordways are available from LSU Press. In 2015, Open Road Media published the complete works of William Humphrey in digital form.
Of significant interest to readers of Humphrey are Wakeful Anguish, A Literary Biography of William Humphrey by Ashby Bland Crowder as well as Far From Home, Selected Letters of William Humphrey edited by Crowder, both available from Louisiana State University Press. ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 622 ratings · 83 reviews · 81 distinct works • Similar authors

	Home from the Hill 3.96 avg rating — 277 ratings — published 1957 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Resting Place: A Novel 3.78 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1989 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ordways 3.71 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1965 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	September Song: Stories 4.08 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Moby Dick 4.10 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1978 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farther Off from Heaven 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1977 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spawning Run by William Humphrey, Peter Parnall (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hostages to Fortune: A Novel 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Stories of William Humphrey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Proud Flesh 2.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1973 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“As always, we two have fallen to reminiscing of Blossom Prairie and our life there before my father died, telling stories by the hour which both of us have heard and told so often now that it is the rhythm which stirs us more than the words, our tongues thickening steadily until the accent is barely intelligible to my Yankee wife, who listens amused, amazed, bewildered, bored, and sometimes appalled.”
― William Humphrey, The Collected Stories of William Humphrey

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“He breakfasted as always on Saturday on sour grapes, that was to say on the art-show reviews in the Friday edition of the New York Times. This he did so as to fortify himself against the snubs and brushoffs awaiting them and to scoff at the trendy world they wooed. He finished his reading and made like a chimpanzee with his lip and forefinger. Crumpling the paper, he commented, “Wrap tomorrow’s fish.” Then, “With today’s painting if you’re not insulted you’ve missed the point. The situation has brought me to side with Herman Goering: ‘When I hear the word culture I reach for my pistol.”
― William Humphrey, September Song: Stories

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“They understood each other, the only ones who could. French was a folly they shared. “Speak some to me,” she said. He hesitated for a moment, then he intoned: “Les sanglots longs Des violons De l’automne Blessent mon coeur D’une langueur Monotone.” The singsong cadence, the rhymes, the pitch of it brought to her mind the melancholy call of the mourning dove. When the recitation ended, the words—if words they were and not musical notes—lingered on in a withdrawing echo. Wrapped in revery, she could say nothing for a while. Then she said, “Beautiful. That is beautiful. To think there is a country where people sound like that! Tell me now, what does it mean?” He translated. Again she was silent for a while before saying, “How sad. How beautiful.” She had him recite it so many times over the next weeks that she learned it by heart.”
― William Humphrey, September Song: Stories

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