William GoyenProclaimed "one of the great American writers of short fiction" by the New York Times Book Review, William Goyen (1915 1983) had a quintessentially American literary career, in which national recognition came only after years of struggle to find his authentic voice, his audience, and an artistic milieu in which to create. These letters, which span the years 1937 to 1983, offer a compelling testament to what it means to be a writer in America. A