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- NAME: Malcolm Cowley
- OCCUPATION: Historian, Literary Critic, Journalist
- BIRTH DATE: August 24, 1898
- DEATH DATE: March 27, 1989
- EDUCATION: Harvard University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Belsano, Pennsylvania
- PLACE OF DEATH: New Milford, Connecticut
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Malcolm Crowley was a literary critic and social historian who took part in Depression-era political debate.
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Malcolm Cowley was literary editor of the New Republic (1929–44) and took part in many Depression-era literary and political battles, usually on the leftist side. He revived the reputation of William Faulkner with The Portable Faulkner. His books include Exile's Return, a history of expatriate American writers, and The Literary Situation, on the role of writers in society.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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