Irwin Shaw (1913–1984) is the author of numerous short stories, considered among the finest in contemporary literature, as well as two best-selling novels, The Young Lions (1948), about his World War II experiences in Europe, and The Troubled Air (1951), about the rise of the McCarthy era, during which he was blacklisted. Having begun at age twenty-one to write radio episodes of Dick Tracy, he created numerous plays, Bury the Dead among them. Raised in Brooklyn, he left America in 1951 and lived for twenty-five years in Europe. Other notable works include the novels Rich Man, Poor Man; and Beggarman, Thief.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- The Girls in Their Summer Dresses, a short story, in Spring 2017