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July 2, 2020 3:06 PM

Charles Webb Enters Heaven [Counterpunch]

Charles Webb, Elusive Author of ‘The Graduate,’ Dies at 81 [NY Times]
Charles Webb: ‘The Graduate’ author who ended up living in poverty [The Independent]

posted by chavenet (2 comments total)

Wow. I knew nothing of him beyond his name. It seems like there is an entire unwritten paragraph or twelve hiding in those final four words:

His mother, Janet Farrington Webb, was, he said, a socialite and an avid reader from whom he “was always looking for crumbs of approval.” He said “The Graduate” was an attempt to win her favor; it went decidedly wrong.

posted by ricochet biscuit at 3:46 PM on July 2, 2020 [3 favorites]

What a guy, what a couple! I hereby nominate them as people in whose honour we could safely erect a statue.
posted by holist at 1:04 AM on July 3, 2020 [1 favorite]