Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-439) and index.
Contents
Brownsville -- The thirties: starting out -- The thirties: On native grounds -- The break (1942-1945) -- After the apocalypse (1945-1950) -- A walker in the city -- Living in the fifties (1951-1958) -- The writer in the world: part 1 (1958-1963) -- The writer in the world: part 2 (1963-1970) -- New York Jew (1970-1978) -- A new life (1978-1984) -- Politics -- "The end of things" (1984-1998).