George V. Higgins Story
Dates: 1/10/02,7:20 PM through 1/22/02,12:18 PM (4 postings)
Return to January 2002 thread menu | Fiction_L Archives Menu
|
Fiction_L Archives
George V. Higgins Story
Return to January 2002 thread menu | Fiction_L Archives Menu |
|
FROM: [removed]@carmel.lib.in.us (Mary Boyden)
REC'D: 1/10/02, 7:20 PM
We have the Connie Willis book on the shelf and she does mention the story, THE SNOWSUIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST, (not Snow Suits)in the introduction. I could not find any collection of Higgins' stories in our collection or on Amazon.com or B&T, although bio information of him I found in another book did say that he had published two collections of stories as well as 19 novels.
Mary Boyden
Readers' Advisory Librarian
Carmel Clay Public Library
FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 1/11/02, 9:51 AM
His entry in DICTIONARY OF LITERARY BIOGRAPHY YEARBOOK (1999 volume)
indicates only one short story collection: THE SINS OF THE FATHERS,
which was published only in the United Kingdom (in 1988). I can't
find a contents list to see if a story of this name is in there.
According to WorldCat, these libraries hold the book: anyone on the
list from one of them who could check?
AZ
MESA PUB LIBR
MSA
GA
EMORY UNIV
EMU
KS
UNIV OF KANSAS
KKU
MA
BOSTON COL
BXM
NY
COLUMBIA UNIV
ZCU
SC
FRANCIS MARION UNIV, JAMES A ROGERS LIBR
SFM
SC
UNIV OF S CAROLINA
SUC
TX
UNIV OF TEXAS AT TYLER
TEX
and these hold a 1989 British pb reprint of it:
MA
BOSTON PUB LIBR
BRL
NC
UNIV OF N CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL
NOC
SC
UNIV OF S CAROLINA
SUC
The list of Higgins short stories in TWENTIETH CENTURY CRIME AND
MYSTERY WRITERS doesn't list such a story title, but that goes up
only to about 1983/4.
DLB noted that Higgins published large amounts of newspaper
journalism, columns, etc.; presumably most of that is uncollected
and possibly the elusive title refers to something on that
order? (Just a guess.)
Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu
FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 1/22/02, 11:03 AM
FROM: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/9/02, 8:17 PM
Hello.
I'm trying to track down a short story by
George V. Higgins titled 'Snow Suits of Christmas
Past.' It is apparently mentioned in Connie
Willis' 'Miracle and other Christmas Stories,'
(I'm waiting for our copy to come in), but I find
no trace of it in short story index or
bibliographies of the author's work.
Anyone know this story, and where it can be
found?
-David Wright
Seattle Public Library
=====
David Wright Seattle Public Library
************************
to which I now have a partial answer, with a full one to follow in a
couple more weeks....
Namely, I went (one step removed to The Source). I don't know Connie
Willis, but I do know Ellen Datlow, who does, so I asked her to ask CW
and today got this reply:
**********
Subject: George V. Higgins & Connie Willis
Here is the information, directly from Connie.
The piece is a reminiscence by Higgins about going out with his
father the day before Christmas ever year, and is about three
pages long. The title is "The Impossible Snowsuit of Christmas
Past." Connie says it was in a woman's magazine such as either
Good Housekeeping or Better HOmes and Gardens and was published c
1984-86. She knows this because the bio mentions that Higgin's
book _Imposters_ is forthcoming in 1986.
It's not fiction so it probably has not been reprinted. She's
going to send me a photocopy.
I can photocopy that when I get back from London (I'll be gone Jan
24-Feb 7th) and send it to whoever wants it.
I won't be getting it from Connie before I leave for London Thursday.
I'll next be in the office (once I return) the 13th. So if you and
anyone else interested emails me with their addresses
between the 8th-13th I'll make you copies and send them out.
Ellen
*************
So: if David Wright wants to send me his preferred mailing address
I can either have Ellen send him a copy directly on Feb. 13th, or
copy the copy she's sending me and send on to him. (I'll keep my
own copy as well, in case this question comes up again.) And he
can supply his client with a copy of the article that actually came,
two or three photocopies removed, from the hands of Connie Willis
Herself...always assuming that mid-February is not too late for his
purposes. If there is a deadline that won't meet, I suppose I
could ask Ellen (before she leaves) to contact Connie Willis again
and ask her CW to send a copy to David Wright directly, but since
this is already a "friend of a friend favor" sort of thing I'd
rather not do that unless necessary.
Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu
FROM: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/22/02, 12:18 PM
YES!, please send the following address along to
the parties that need it, and I'll see that the
patron gets their story.
David Wright
Seattle Public Library
800 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101-3922
I owe you one, & Thanks again!
David Wright
--- Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
wrote:
>
> Earlier this month, David Wright at Seattle
> Public asked the following:
>
> FROM: David Wright <[removed]@yahoo.com>
> REC'D: 1/9/02, 8:17 PM
>
> Hello.
> I'm trying to track down a short story by
> George V. Higgins titled 'Snow Suits of
> Christmas
> Past.' It is apparently mentioned in
> Connie
> Willis' 'Miracle and other Christmas
> Stories,'
> (I'm waiting for our copy to come in), but
> I find
> no trace of it in short story index or
> bibliographies of the author's work.
> Anyone know this story, and where it can
> be
> found?
> -David Wright
> Seattle Public Library
>
> =====
> David Wright Seattle Public Library
> ************************
>
> to which I now have a partial answer, with a
> full one to follow in a
> couple more weeks....
>
> Namely, I went (one step removed to The
> Source). I don't know Connie
> Willis, but I do know Ellen Datlow, who does,
> so I asked her to ask CW
> and today got this reply:
>
> **********
> Subject: George V. Higgins & Connie Willis
>
> Here is the information, directly from Connie.
>
> The piece is a reminiscence by Higgins about
> going out with his
> father the day before Christmas ever year, and
> is about three
> pages long. The title is "The Impossible
> Snowsuit of Christmas
> Past." Connie says it was in a woman's magazine
> such as either
> Good Housekeeping or Better HOmes and Gardens
> and was published c
> 1984-86. She knows this because the bio
> mentions that Higgin's
> book _Imposters_ is forthcoming in 1986.
>
> It's not fiction so it probably has not been
> reprinted. She's
> going to send me a photocopy.
>
> I can photocopy that when I get back from
> London (I'll be gone Jan
> 24-Feb 7th) and send it to whoever wants it.
>
> I won't be getting it from Connie before I
> leave for London Thursday.
> I'll next be in the office (once I return) the
> 13th. So if you and
> anyone else interested emails me with their
> addresses
> between the 8th-13th I'll make you copies and
> send them out.
> Ellen
>
> *************
>
> So: if David Wright wants to send me his
> preferred mailing address
> I can either have Ellen send him a copy
> directly on Feb. 13th, or
> copy the copy she's sending me and send on to
> him. (I'll keep my
> own copy as well, in case this question comes
> up again.) And he
> can supply his client with a copy of the
> article that actually came,
> two or three photocopies removed, from the
> hands of Connie Willis
> Herself...always assuming that mid-February is
> not too late for his
> purposes. If there is a deadline that won't
> meet, I suppose I
> could ask Ellen (before she leaves) to contact
> Connie Willis again
> and ask her CW to send a copy to David Wright
> directly, but since
> this is already a "friend of a friend favor"
> sort of thing I'd
> rather not do that unless necessary.
>
> Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries //
> [removed]@tc.umn.edu
>
>
=====
David Wright Seattle Public Library
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail!
http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
Return to January 2002 thread menu | Fiction_L Archives Menu
|
The Webrary® and Fiction_L are services of the Morton Grove Public Library
"Webrary" is a registered trademark of the Morton Grove Public Library. All rights reserved.
|