The Enormous Room
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By E. E. Cummings 12 Mar, 2020
The Enormous Room (The Green-Eyed Stores) is a 1922 autobiographical novel by the poet and novelist E. E. Cummings about his temporary imprisonment in France during World War I. Cummings served as an ambulance driver during the war. In late August ... Read more
The Enormous Room (The Green-Eyed Stores) is a 1922 autobiographical novel by the poet and novelist E. E. Cummings about his temporary imprisonment in France during World War I. Cummings served as an ambulance driver during the war. In late August 1917 his friend and colleague, William Slater Brown (known in the book only as B.), was arrested by French authorities as a result of anti-war sentiments B. had expressed in some letters. When questioned, Cummings stood by his friend and was also arrested. While Cummings was in captivity at La Ferté-Macé, his father received an erroneous letter to the effect that his son had been lost at sea. The cable was later rescinded, but the subsequent lack of information on his son's whereabouts left the elder Cummings distraught. Less
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  • Public Domain Books
  • 2002-08-01
  • English
  • 9781406936537
Edward Estlin Cummings (Oct 14, 1894 – Sep 3, 1962), he is attributed in many of his published works as an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. He wrote approximately 2,900 poem...
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