The Fifties

by Edmund Wilson

Book Overview

This is the highly acclaimed fourth volume in the series that began with "The Twenties" and it is complimented with photographs and journal excerpts of some of the most interesting characters of the decade.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374154864
• ISBN13: 9780374154868
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 663 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 5.3" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Insightful and honest

Very interesting journal entries that cover a variety of topics. A blend of literary and personal matters that give the reader great insight into the era. Wilson is very frank and honest. Some of the entries would make most of us blush, but in the end it's easier to trust the material, knowing it hasn't been filtered or spun to create a better legacy. Wilson's travels are fascinating. He was comfortable around society's elite's as well as common people. And the range of topics he writes about is impressive. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the culture and politics of the 1950's.