Quote by: Alfred Kazin

The writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself, to satisfy himself; the publishing of his ideas, though it brings gratification, is a curious anticlimax.


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Author Bio


  • NameAlfred Kazin
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornJune 5, 1915
  • DiedJune 5, 1998
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLiterary Critic; Essayist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Rome Prize; George Polk Award