Louis Adamic in the United States
Louis Adamic
Introduction to Louis Adamic
Louis Adamic (1899-1951), American writer, born in the village of Blato, Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia). His works often dealt with social, economic, and political subjects, and he was a strong proponent of interracial harmony.
Adamic studied in Ljubljana (now the capital of Slovenia) from 1910 until 1913, when he moved to the United States. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I (1914-1918). His first book, Dynamite (1931), dealt with the labor movement in the United States. In Native’s Return (1934) Adamic described his return to his homeland, Yugoslavia. Grandsons (1935) and its sequel, Cradle of Life (1936), were both based on the theme of being foreign born. His other books include The House in Antigua (1937), My America (1938), From Many Lands (1940), and My Native Land (1943). During World War II (1939-1945), Adamic was with the Writers’ War Board. He also worked as general editor of Peoples of America, and published and edited Trends and Tides. He died, an apparent suicide, in Riegelsville, New Jersey.” (1)
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Notes and References
- Information about Louis Adamic in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia
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