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Notes of Interest. Conrad Aiken, in full Conrad Potter Aiken, (born August 5, 1889, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.—died August 17, 1973, Savannah), American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, short-story writer, novelist, and critic whose works, influenced by early psychoanalytic theory, are concerned largely with the human need for self-awareness and a ...
Conrad Aiken. Conrad P. Aiken has been called one of the most neglected giants of 20th-century American poetry and his work is a rewarding read for any poetry lover. Overcoming a devastating childhood tragedy, Aiken would go on to become become a prolific novelist and poet. He was honored by winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1930 and later served ...
Conrad Aiken. The interview took place in two sessions of about an hour each in September 1963, at Mr. Aiken’s house in Brewster, Massachusetts. The house, called Forty-one Doors, dates largely from the eighteenth century; a typical old Cape Cod farmhouse, the rooms are small but many, opening in all directions off what must originally have been the most important room, the kitchen.
Conrad Aiken was born in August of 1889 to a wealthy New England family. His parents, William Ford and Anna Aiken moved to Georgia, where his father worked as a brain surgeon. Over the following months, his father became prone to bursts of uncontrollable anger, and in 1901, he murdered Anna, Conrad’s mother, and then committed suicide.
Aiken, Conrad (1889-1973) by Solomon, Susan. Savannah, Georgia was both the birth- and death-place of Conrad Aiken, but he spent most of his life in New England and Britain. At the age of twelve he suffered the trauma of discovering his parents’ bodies after his father murdered his mother and killed himself.
Conrad Aiken. Conrad Potter Aiken (Savannah, Georgia, 5 augustus 1889 – aldaar, 17 augustus 1973) was een Amerikaans schrijver en dichter. In 1929 kreeg hij de Pulitzerprijs voor poëzie. Leven en werk. Aiken werd geboren in een vooraanstaande familie die oorspronkelijk afkomstig was uit New England.
