This first critical assessment of Kay Boyle's long career is both a portrait of the artist and a perceptive appraisal of her work. Kay Boyle's writing initially appeared with that of the great experimenters of the 1920s, and through the rest of this century hers has remained a vital, origin-al voice. Spanier examines all of Boyle's work, tracing central themes and concerns that create a single coherent body out of greatly diversified writing that...