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Francis Irby Gwaltney (9 September 1921 in Traskwood, Arkansas – 27 February 1981) was a prolific Southern American author. He was the most well known author to have set his books in Arkansas.
Jun 16, 2023 · Francis Irby Gwaltney prospered as an author in the 1950s, writing some of the most significant novels dealing with the South. He was a scholar, a professor, and a longtime friend of Norman Mailer, with whom he conducted an extensive correspondence after meeting him in the army during the Luzon Campaign in the Philippine Islands sometime after ...
Sep 23, 2015 · History Minute — Francis Irby Gwaltney. By Kenneth Bridges. Arkansas has produced many writers who have made rich contributions to American literature, including Francis Irby Gwaltney. Though not remembered by many, Gwaltney enjoyed a distinguished career as a novelist.
Gwaltney wrote eight novels. His first published novel was Yeller-Headed Summer (1954), but his next, The Day the Century Ended, was the most successful critically and commercially.
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Francis Irby Gwaltney has 27 books on Goodreads with 79 ratings. Francis Irby Gwaltney’s most popular book is Between Heaven and Hell.
Francis Gwaltney. Author Francis Irby Gwaltney, born in Traskwood (Saline County), whose most famous work, The Day the Century Ended, describes social conditions in the South in general and Arkansas in particular; May 1959. Courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives.
Francis Irby Gwaltney’s papers most strongly reflect his literary career and include manuscripts of published and unpublished novels, short stories, sketches, and plays for screen, television and stage.
