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James Branch Cabell
AuthorBooks · Second hand1879-1958
James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles-lettres. Cabell was well-regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken, Edmund Wilson, and Sinclair Lewis. His works were considered escapist and fit well in the culture of the 1920s, when they were most popular. For Cabell, veracity was "the one unpardonable sin, not merely against art, but against human welfare".
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About James Branch Cabell
Birth
1879
Death
1958
James Branch Cabell was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles-lettres. Cabell was well-regarded by his contemporaries, including H. L. Mencken, Edmund Wilson, and Sinclair Lewis. His works were considered escapist and fit well in the culture of the 1920s, when they were most popular. For Cabell, veracity was "the one unpardonable sin, not merely against art, but against human welfare".
James Branch Cabell was a prolific American author who wrote over fifty books throughout his career.
His most famous work is the novel Jurgen, a fundamental pillar of fantasy literature.
Beyond being a novelist, he excelled as a genealogist, essayist, and humorist, demonstrating great literary versatility.
Much of his narrative is set in Poictesme, a fascinating imaginary place created by his own pen.
In 1937, his distinguished career was recognized with his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
