TY - GEN T1 - Dearest Wilding : a memoir : with love letters from Theodore Dreiser A1 - Eastman, Yvette Szekely A2 - Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 A2 - Riggio, Thomas P. LA - English PP - Philadelphia PB - University of Pennsylvania Press YR - 1995 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn624463297 AB - A candid and intimate chapter in the life of a modern woman, Yvette Eastman's vivid narrative also contributes richly to the life story of Theodore Dreiser. Dearest Wilding: A Memoir records the journey that took Yvette Szekely from an upper-middle-class scholar's home in Budapest to the intellectual and artistic centers of urban America in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1929 sixteen-year-old Yvette Szekely met Dreiser, who was fifty-eight at the time, and within a year he became her lover. Dreiser remained central to her life--as lover, father figure, and mentor--until his death in 1945. Her portrait of Dreiser, who is by no means idealized, is of a complex man--often troubled, suspicious, and jealous, but also caring and supportive. The book is much more than an account of a sixteen-year relationship, however. It describes Eastman's attempt to understand her bond with Dreiser, forcing her back to her childhood, to memories of her distinguished but distant father who remained in Hungary, and to the early experiences that made the aging Dreiser so important to her life. In an afterword, the author thoughtfully reflects on the patterns of love and loss that form part of her past. Dearest Wilding is a valuable primary source in literary history and among the last documents from this era. One of the most important figures in the memoir is Max Eastman, whose early relationship with Yvette Szekely resulted in marriage years later. As perhaps the last reminiscence of Dreiser and his circle that will ever appear, Dearest Wilding: A Memoir promises rewarding reading. OP - 220 CN - PS3507.R55 Z62 1995eb SN - 1512821128 SN - 9781512821123 SN - 0812233115 SN - 9780812233117 SN - 0812216466 SN - 9780812216462 KW - Dreiser, Theodore, : 1871-1945 : Relations with women. KW - Dreiser, Theodore, : 1871-1945 : Correspondence. KW - Eastman, Yvette Szekely : Relations with men. KW - Dreiser, Theodore, : 1871-1945 KW - Eastman, Yvette Szekely KW - Novelists, American : 20th century : Biography. KW - Love-letters. KW - Romanciers américains : 20e siècle : Biographies. KW - Lettres d'amour. KW - love letters. KW - Love-letters KW - Relations with men KW - Novelists, American KW - Relations with women KW - 1900-1999 KW - Biographies KW - Personal correspondence ER -