Author
Van Wyck Brooks
February 16, 1886 – May 2, 1963 · United States
Literary critic, Literary historian
Titles on list
4
Total weeks
23
Peak rank
#2
Biography
- Born
- February 16, 1886 · Plainfield
- Died
- May 2, 1963 · Bridgewater
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- English
- Education
- Harvard University
Awards & Honours
- 1936National Book Award
- 1937Pulitzer Prize for History
- Rome Prize
On the Bestseller Lists
4 titles
THE CONFIDENT YEARS 1885-1915
Van Wyck Brooks
THE CONFIDENT YEARS 1885-1915
#13 · 5 wks
THE TIMES OF MELVILLE AND WHITMAN
Van Wyck Brooks
THE TIMES OF MELVILLE AND WHITMAN
#14 · 1 wk
THE WORLD OF WASHINGTON IRVING
Van Wyck Brooks
THE WORLD OF WASHINGTON IRVING
#2 · 7 wks
THE FLOWERING OF NEW ENGLAND
Van Wyck Brooks
THE FLOWERING OF NEW ENGLAND
#4 · 10 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).