| Maxwell Geismar | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1909 (1909-08) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 24, 1979 (1979-07-25) (aged 69) Harrison, New York |
| Alma mater | Columbia University Harvard University |
| Genre | literary criticism and biography |
| Notable works | Biography of Mark Twain |
| Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1942) |
Maxwell David Geismar (August 1, 1909 – July 1979) was an American writer, literary critic and biographer of Mark Twain. He also penned the introduction to Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice. A teacher at Sarah Lawrence College for many years, he signed "The Triple Revolution", sent to President Lyndon Johnson in 1964.
References
- M. D. Geismar. Mark Twain: An American Prophet. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1970.
- Brief biography of Maxwell Geismar
- Text of Introduction to Soul on Ice
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