Abraham Polonsky: Interviews

Abraham Polonsky (1910-1999), screenwriter and filmmaker of the mid-twentieth-century Left, recognized his writerly mission to reveal the aspirations of his characters in a material society structured to undermine their hopes. In the process, he ennobled their struggle. His auspicious beginning in Hollywood reached a zenith with his Oscar-nominated screenplay for Robert Rossen's boxing noir film, Body and Soul (1947), and his inaugural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617036609
• ISBN13: 9781617036606
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"