September 1, 2007, Filed Under: UncategorizedThe return of Mr. Hatterr The Harry Ransom Center recently acquired the papers of the late G. V. Desani, longtime professor of philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin. Included is the original manuscript of his most important work, the eccentric novel All about H. Hatterr, along with a collection of various printed editions.
September 1, 2007, Filed Under: Research + TeachingRecent Bernard Malamud biography draws on Ransom Center materials Oxford University Press has published a new biography of Jewish American writer Bernard Malamud. It is the first major biography of Malamud to date. The book, written by Liverpool University Professor of English Philip Davis, is titled Bernard Malamud: A Writer’s Life. The Harry Ransom Center holds a substantial part… read more
August 1, 2007, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsInsider’s Perspective: The Hip and the Square In the fall 2006 exhibition Norman Mailer Takes on America, visitors were asked to record their thoughts on three different topics that Norman Mailer had responded to over the course of his writing career. Composition notebooks and pencils were provided for visitor response, and the notebooks have become part of… read more
