Robert Cantwell
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For the British architect, see Robert Cantwell (architect).
Robert Emmett Cantwell (January 31, 1908 – December 8, 1978), known as Robert Cantwell, was a novelist and critic. His first novel, Laugh and Lie Down (1931) is an early example, twenty years before Jack Kerouac, of the American classic genre the "road novel", and also an important example of the "Depression novel" period genre. His most notable work, The Land of Plenty, focuses on a lumber mill in a thinly disguised version of his hometown in Washington state.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Born | Robert Emmett Cantwell January 31, 1908 Little Falls (now Vader), Washington, US |
Died | December 8, 1978(1978-12-08) (aged 70) New York City, US |
Other names | Robert Simmons (pen name) |
Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of Washington |
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Years active | 1929–1978 |
Employer(s) | Time, Fortune, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated |
Notable work | The Land of Plenty (1934) |
Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Chambers |
Children | 3 |
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