Palermo explores the novels by Ohio-born Powell (1896-1965) about or set in New York City. Though Powell never attained the fame or fortune of Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, and other
luminaries in her mid-century circle, she says, she was very prolific and did make a certain name for herself, winning a few major awards, some for lifetime achievement. The topics are an
overview of her life and career; the diaries, letters, short stories, and criticism; the early (1925-38), middle (1940-48), and late (1954-62) New York novels, and the changing fortunes of Dawn
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