What the artist owes the world is his work; not a model for living.
Harry Crews Quotes
He did not know what love was. And he did not know what good it was. But he knew he carried it around with him, a scabrous spot of rot, of contagion, for which there was no cure.
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| Birth: | 7th June, 1935 |
| Death: | 28th March, 2012 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Novelist, Professor |
About
Harry Eugene Crews was born in Alma, Georgia, USA. He was an American novelist and professor. He graduated from the University of Florida. He wrote several novels include: Gospel Singer, Karate is a Thing of the Spirit, Car, The hawk is dying, A feast of snakes, All We Need of Hell, The knockout artist, Body, Scar Lover, The Mulching of America, and Celebration. He published a memoir in 1978 titled A Childhood: The Biography of a Place. He was for many years professor of creative writing at the university of Florida.
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