An overt autobiography of Arthur Miller, Timebends illuminates both the inner evolution of one man in these last decades, and the endlessly changing pressures and revelations of the times upon his life and imagination. "... if you are interested in how one of the most famous American playwrights wrote his plays, among them "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible." It was written in 1987, and he died in 2005, so the book has been around for quite a while. The scope is amazing, covering the Depression, the Spanish Civil War, World War II, McCarthyism and the HUAC black listings, Viet Nam and the protest movement, Miller's three marriages (including the second one to Marilyn Monroe), and his fight for the freedom of writers around the world to write as their consciences dictated. The book is heavy on his philosophy, and it is fascinating to see how it changes over the years as he ages and becomes disillusioned, especially with Communism." " This is one of the most beautifully written books that I have ever read. I recommend it to everybody who is interested in writing." Gilt embossed, bound in fine red leather and gold block wavy design, 22kt gold-stamped spine accents, distinctive raised spine hubs, specially milled acid-neutral paper, Smyth-sewn pages, gilded page edges. Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. 1997 Franklin Library Leather Bound FIRST EDITION SIGNED.
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