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<blockquote data-quote="James Heard" data-source="post: 3791714" data-attributes="member: 7280">Right now I've got him pegged as &quot;literature,&quot; meaning he's not so much a genre writer as a writer who's got a distinctive style and crosses genres with it.In order his books are:The Yearning: I picture this as a smarmy, half-pretentious first novel about growing up with a romance and lots of travelogue. Something that's truly hideous, but shows enough of the writer that he eventually becomes that real &quot;Chester Powell scholars&quot; sneer at anyone who can't quote from it.One Hill Farther: An antiwar story, probably born from touring Europe and written more or less concurrently with the Yearning (which was probably born from snippets written from as early as Powell's teens), and hideously overshadowed by the antiwar stories written by older writers who actually participated in the Great War.The Village: The book that made Powell famous, along with his timely starring role as a rugged savage opposite Maureen O'Sullivan. The worldly Powell, basically pies upon the posh and pampered of New York. The kind of book that everyone read that year and went &quot;Isn't that clever?&quot;Up and Down: Powell's &quot;capitalize upon the success of The Village&quot; book. Short stories, covering many topics.Haunted Safari: An action thriller set in deepest Africa, based upon Powell's adventures there.The Supermen: The longest and most literary and unapproachable book Powell's written. Not the sort of book anyone picks up for a quick read. Powell's book most likely to be assigned for college reading classes in the future, covering many topics from social miladies, communism, Hitler, Midwestern farming, and the glitzy temptations of Hollywood. A very serious book.I imagine Powell also has screenplays and articles in the New Yorker, etc, though he's not likely to advertise it or make a habit of it. Powell's not above writing for news, he's just more comfortable being the news.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Heard, post: 3791714, member: 7280"] Right now I've got him pegged as "literature," meaning he's not so much a genre writer as a writer who's got a distinctive style and crosses genres with it. In order his books are: [B]The Yearning[/B]: I picture this as a smarmy, half-pretentious first novel about growing up with a romance and lots of travelogue. Something that's truly hideous, but shows enough of the writer that he eventually becomes that real "Chester Powell scholars" sneer at anyone who can't quote from it. [B]One Hill Farther[/B]: An antiwar story, probably born from touring Europe and written more or less concurrently with the Yearning (which was probably born from snippets written from as early as Powell's teens), and hideously overshadowed by the antiwar stories written by older writers who actually participated in the Great War. [B]The Village[/B]: The book that made Powell famous, along with his timely starring role as a rugged savage opposite Maureen O'Sullivan. The worldly Powell, basically pies upon the posh and pampered of New York. The kind of book that everyone read that year and went "Isn't that clever?" [B]Up and Down[/B]: Powell's "capitalize upon the success of The Village" book. Short stories, covering many topics. [B]Haunted Safari[/B]: An action thriller set in deepest Africa, based upon Powell's adventures there. [B]The Supermen[/B]: The longest and most literary and unapproachable book Powell's written. Not the sort of book anyone picks up for a quick read. Powell's book most likely to be assigned for college reading classes in the future, covering many topics from social miladies, communism, Hitler, Midwestern farming, and the glitzy temptations of Hollywood. A very [I]serious [/I]book. I imagine Powell also has screenplays and articles in the New Yorker, etc, though he's not likely to advertise it or make a habit of it. Powell's not above writing for news, he's just more comfortable being the news. [/QUOTE]

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