Sorrow is the Only Faithful One. The Life of Owen Dodson

A luscious read for fans of several genres, James Hatch's biography of Owen Dodson is the story of a gifted poet, novelist, educator, and director whose life was a lonely struggle with arthritis, alcohol, racism, and homophobic prejudice. ► An illuminating study of one great African-American artist and how he confronted the limits that were pkaced upon him by society, his family, and himself ◄ John A. Williams, Quarterly Black Review of Books ► Though perhaps unlucky in life, Dodson is lucky in his biographer—who values clarity, context, the revealing anexdote, and, above all, his subject's art. ◄ Kirkus Reviews ► Captures in admirable, balanced detail the life of one of the most important literary figures in twentieth-century African-American literature. ◄ R. Baird Shuman, Magill's Literary Annual 1994 * Foreword by Arnold Rampersad First published in 1993 by University of Illinois Press