"It is a ritual story about society, fame, rivalry, jealousy, and the war to win at art. Donaldson tells it vividly."
--Malcolm Bradbury, novelist
Selected Works
Biographies
Fitzgerald and Hemingway: Works and Days
With this book "Donaldson continues to show himself as a beacon in American literary scholarship, a major voice with an awareness of the interconnectedness between biography and criticism." - Joseph Fruscione, American Literary Scholarship 2009
Edwin Arlington Robinson: A Poet's Life
"For too long Edwin Arlington Robinson has been consigned to the ranks of peripheral poets. Scott Donaldson -- a gifted biographer -- has brought this remarkable man and his poetry vividly to life."
--Jay Parini, poet/novelist/biographer
Hemingway vs. Fitzgerald
"...fresh, risky, talky, bold, and ultimately
brilliant. We close [the book] deeply satisfied that we’ve read all there is to know about the men."