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Hergesheimer

American  
[hur-guhs-hahy-mer] / ˈhɜr gəsˌhaɪ mər /

noun

  1. Joseph, 1880–1954, U.S. novelist.


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Claridge rather cruelly dismisses Hergesheimer as just a popular society novelist, though he was more than that, as readers of his novella “Wild Oranges ” know.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2016

During the 1920s her two favorite novelists were Joseph Hergesheimer and Carl Van Vechten.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2016

But mostly, labor faithfully though he obviously does, Author Hergesheimer remains a short-range camera, loaded with a thick film.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Bavaria, where the bitter flavor of modern Berlin and musty Munich dissolved, Author Hergesheimer grew too nostalgic to be comfortable.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Blue Ice," by Joseph Hergesheimer, proclaims itself a study in technique, a thing of careful workmanship.

From O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 by Various

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