![]() ![]() Bridge,” based on Connell’s twin novels, each written from the perspective of the title character. The novel is comprised of vignettes, images, fragments of conversations, eventsall building powerfully toward the completed group portrait of a family, closely knit on the surface but deeply. The husband and wife movie stars, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, appeared in a 1990 film, “Mr. Connell, a consummate storyteller, artfully crafts a portrait using the finest of details in everyday events and confrontations. It also was a best-seller and adapted for a network television miniseries. ![]() George Armstrong Custer came out in 1984 and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle prize. Bridge,” published in 1959 and nominated for a National Book Award. His best-known books included his first novel, “Mrs. ![]() ![]() He wrote often of seekers and doubters, world travelers through the ages, and conventional folks who secretly yearned to break out. Little known to the general public, but regarded fondly by critics, Connell was a National Book award finalist, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a finalist in 2009 for the International Man Booker Award for lifetime achievement.Ĭonnell was the author of 19 books, including two book-length poems, a biography of Spanish painter Francisco Goya and a historically detailed novel about the Crusades, “Deus Lo Volt!” He was 88.Ĭonnell was discovered at his Santa Fe apartment and likely died of old age, said Donna Waller of Hilton Head Island, S.C. Bridge” to Custer’s last stand in the history book “Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn,” was found dead Thursday, his niece said. Connell, an acclaimed and adventurous author, whose literary explorations ranged from Depression-era Kansas City in the twin novels “Mrs. ![]()
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