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Published November 14, 1983
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William Maxwell
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William Keepers Maxwell Jr. was an American novelist, and fiction editor at the New Yorker. He studied at the University of Illinois and Harvard University. Maxwell wrote six highly acclaimed novels, a number of short stories and essays, children's stories, and a memoir, Ancestors (1972). His award-winning fiction, which is increasingly seen as some of the most important of the 20th Century, has recurring themes of childhood, family, loss and lives changed quietly and irreparably. Much of his work is autobiographical, particularly concerning the loss of his mother when he was 10 years old growing up in the rural Midwest of America and the house where he lived at the time, which he referred to as the "Wunderkammer" or "Chamber of Wonders". He wrote of his loss "It happened too suddenly, with no warning, and we none of us could believe it or bear it... the beautiful, imaginative, protected world of my childhood swept away." Since his death in 2000 several works of biography have appeared, including A William Maxwell Portrait: Memories and Appreciations (W. W. Norton & Co., 2004), My Mentor: A Young Man's Friendship with William Maxwell by Alec Wilkinson (Houghton-Mifflin, 2002), and William Maxwell: A Literary Life by Barbara Burkhardt (University of Illinois Press, 2005). In 2008 the Library of America published the first of two collections of William Maxwell, Early Novels and Stories, Christopher Carduff editor. His collected edition of William Maxwell's fiction, published to mark the writer's centenary, was completed by a second volume, Later Novels and Stories in the fall of 2008.'
William Keepers Maxwell Jr. was an American novelist, and fiction editor at the New Yorker. He studied at the University of Illinois and Harvard University. Maxwell wrote six highly acclaimed novels, a number of short stories and essays, children's stories, and a memoir, Ancestors (1972). His award-winning fiction, which is increasingly seen as some of the most important of the 20th Century, has recurring themes of childhood, family, loss and lives changed quietly and irreparably. Much of his work is autobiographical, particularly concerning the loss of his mother when he was 10 years old growing up in the rural Midwest of America and the house where he lived at the time, which he referred to as the "Wunderkammer" or "Chamber of Wonders". He wrote of his loss "It happened too suddenly, with no warning, and we none of us could believe it or bear it... the beautiful, imaginative, protected world of my childhood swept away." Since his death in 2000 several works of biography have appeared, including A William Maxwell Portrait: Memories and Appreciations (W. W. Norton & Co., 2004), My Mentor: A Young Man's Friendship with William Maxwell by Alec Wilkinson (Houghton-Mifflin, 2002), and William Maxwell: A Literary Life by Barbara Burkhardt (University of Illinois Press, 2005). In 2008 the Library of America published the first of two collections of William Maxwell, Early Novels and Stories, Christopher Carduff editor. His collected edition of William Maxwell's fiction, published to mark the writer's centenary, was completed by a second volume, Later Novels and Stories in the fall of 2008.'
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March 14, 2022
There is no one like William Maxwell. This story about a school teacher ripped my heart out. I have had teachers I loved. I hope they knew.
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December 1, 2022
I go for a walk on a regular basis in an attempt to live forever.
While doing so I listen to Backlisted Podcast.
It is kind of therapeutic, funny and many other things besides.
What that does?
It makes me need to have eternities to read everything they discuss, and so much more.
Backlisted blokes John and Andy had a dear friend pass away.
They recited his favourite short story.
I teared up while listening and walking home.
Timing.
Place.
While doing so I listen to Backlisted Podcast.
It is kind of therapeutic, funny and many other things besides.
What that does?
It makes me need to have eternities to read everything they discuss, and so much more.
Backlisted blokes John and Andy had a dear friend pass away.
They recited his favourite short story.
I teared up while listening and walking home.
Timing.
Place.
February 28, 2023
So poignant for anyone who has had the positive experience of a beautiful and kind and loving teacher. And so heartbreaking for that beautiful person to be reduced to a position of pity, even if only perceived.
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December 18, 2020
a defense of sentiment !
January 25, 2021
I reread this again today and it’s just as good as the first time. What a warm, beautiful story.
November 25, 2022
Such a wholesome, sweet, yet sad little tale
July 14, 2023
3.5
"Love" by William Maxwell is a beautifully written short story that touches our hearts and reminds us of the power of love in our lives. I highly recommend it.
"Love" by William Maxwell is a beautifully written short story that touches our hearts and reminds us of the power of love in our lives. I highly recommend it.
October 7, 2025
Didn't really like it. Kinda boring.
March 15, 2022
“Love” by William Maxwell
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A sweet and sad tale of school kids who admire their teacher, unsure why she left without explanation, only to find out later than she dies of tuberculosis aged 23. ***
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A sweet and sad tale of school kids who admire their teacher, unsure why she left without explanation, only to find out later than she dies of tuberculosis aged 23. ***
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