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Biography

Name: Howard Fast
Variant Name: Walter Ericson, E. V. Cunningham
Birth Date: November 11, 1914
Place of Birth: New York, New York
Nationality: American
Gender: Male

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Biography of Howard Fast
3,908 words, approx. 13 pages
Howard Fast tirelessly worked his way from poverty to become one of the most widely read writers of the twentieth century. He was already an acclaimed writer by the mid-1940s, when he decided to formalize his support for the Communist party despite the...
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Biography of Howard (Melvin) Fast
2,297 words, approx. 8 pages
Born in New York City, the son of Barney and Ida Miller Fast, Howard Melville Fast attended George Washington High School and the National Academy of Design. On 6 June 1937, he married Bette Cohen. They had two children, Rachel and Jonathan. Fast...


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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Howard Fast Information
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Howard Melvin Fast (11 November 1914, New York City - 12 March 2003, Old Greenwich, Connecticut) was a Jewish American novelist and television writer, who wrote also under the pen names E. V. Cunningham and Walter...


News and Journals
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National Review
OBITUARY: Howard Fast, R.I.P.(Obituary)
04/07/2003: 630 words, approx. 2 pages
Some years ago the caller identified himself as Howard Fast. We are representatives, he said, you and I, of different faiths, and I would like to dine with you. We did this, and some weeks later he joined the editors for dinner. The...
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The Independent - London
OBITUARY: Howard Fast Best-selling author of `Spartacus'
03/14/2003: 956 words, approx. 3 pages
THE WRITER Howard Fast is best known as the author of Spartacus, the novel that Kirk Douglas and Stanley Kubrick turned into an epic movie in 1960. Yet, over a 70-year writing career Fast wrote more than 80 books which sold over 80 million...
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The New York Observer
Denali Denial: Hey, Rich Kids, Take a Cab!
4/30/2006: 1,065 words, approx. 4 pages
Last week I was standing in the Ralph Lauren store on 71st and Madison admiring a $400 cashmere toddler sweater when a fresh-faced young mommy hopped out of her black Denali XL. She was casually dressed in sporty Gucci loafers. Over her shoulder she carried...
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The New York Observer
Denali Denial: Hey, Rich Kids, Take a Cab!
4/30/2006: 1,065 words, approx. 4 pages
Last week I was standing in the Ralph Lauren store on 71st and Madison admiring a $400 cashmere toddler sweater when a fresh-faced young mommy hopped out of her black Denali XL. She was casually dressed in sporty Gucci loafers. Over her shoulder she carried...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Andrew Macdonald
13,452 words, approx. 45 pages
In the following essay, Macdonald provides an overview of Fast's life, literary career, and numerous published works, drawing attention to the recurring preoccupations and unifying themes that link the author's biography and fiction.
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Critical Essay by George Traister
8,743 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Traister provides an overview of Fast's life, literary career, political consciousness, and popularity, drawing attention to the need for critical reevaluation of Fast's numerous works and their significance.
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Interview by Howard Fast with Alan Wald and Alan Filreis
6,189 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following interview, Fast discusses his life, literary activities, the Communist Party and his involvement in that organization, and his memoirs The Naked God and Being Red.
 


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