Wright Morris

. "Writers are picture makers of facts. Their pictures are models of reality." With his opening words, novelist Wright Morris captures the central concerns of his work; memory, emotion and imagination. His highly acclaimed novels vividly translate these concerns into tales that respect the past and its artifacts, that explore the intricacies of human feelings, and that transform the facts of both into celebrations of the soul., Features Wright Morris discussing his work and his life. Identifies the central concerns of Morris' work as memory, emotion, and imagination, indicating that his novels translate these concerns into tales that respect the past and its artifacts, explore the intricacies of human feelings, and transform the facts of both into celebrations of the soul. Highlights Morris reading excerpts from The World in the Attic, Ceremony in Love Tree, Origins, One Day, and The Works of Love.