James Agee

James Agee (1909-1955) started his writing career as a reporter for Fortune, which led to his writing Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. In addition to film reviews, he wrote several scripts, including The African Queen and The Night of the Hunter. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel A Death in the Family.

A Death in the Family

A Death in the Family

James Agee; Introduction by Steve Earle

Books by James Agee from Melville House

Books by James Agee from The Library of America