Evan Connell
Evan Connell wrote with lapidary precision about the quiet desperation of suburban middle-class marriage in Mrs. Bridge and Mr. Bridge, two companion novels that are landmarks of postwar American realism. He also wrote the acclaimed historical narrative Son of the Morning Star.
Works
- Mrs. BridgeNovel of an upper-middle-class woman navigating family, aging, and changing values
- Mr. BridgeNovel depicting an aging American businessman's life, memory, and moral reflection
- The Diary of a RapistPsychological novel depicting a rapist's disturbed inner thoughts and moral collapse
- The PatriotHistorical novel following a mercenary's complex role in the American frontier wars
- Son of the Morning StarHistorical narrative account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and Custer's defeat