About Malcolm Cowley
Malcolm Cowley was an American writer, editor, historian, poet, and literary critic. His best known works include his first book of poetry, Blue Juniata (1929), and his memoir, Exile's Return, written as a chronicler and fellow traveller of the Lost Generation and an influential editor and talent scout at Viking Press. Cowley's first published writing appeared in his high school newspaper. Despite not selling well during its first publication, it established Cowley as one of the most trenchant emissaries of the Lost Generation.
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