About Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist who was also a highly regarded short story author.
He was born Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff in the South Bronx, New York City, to Russian-Jewish immigrants. His parents were Rose and Will. His younger brother, David Shaw, became a noted Hollywood producer. David died in 2007. Shortly after Irwin's birth, the Shamforoffs moved to Brooklyn, and Shaw changed his surname upon entering college. He spent most of his youth in Brooklyn, where he graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934.
He was born Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff in the South Bronx, New York City, to Russian-Jewish immigrants. His parents were Rose and Will. His younger brother, David Shaw, became a noted Hollywood producer. David died in 2007. Shortly after Irwin's birth, the Shamforoffs moved to Brooklyn, and Shaw changed his surname upon entering college. He spent most of his youth in Brooklyn, where he graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1934.
Novels
The Young Lions (1948)
The Troubled Air (1951)
Vocies of a Summer Day (1951)
Lucy Crown (1956)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1960)
Evening in Byzantium (1973)
Nightwork (1975)
The Top of the Hill (1979)
Bread Upon the Waters (1981)
Acceptable Losses (1983)
The Troubled Air (1951)
Vocies of a Summer Day (1951)
Lucy Crown (1956)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1960)
Evening in Byzantium (1973)
Nightwork (1975)
The Top of the Hill (1979)
Bread Upon the Waters (1981)
Acceptable Losses (1983)
Omnibus
Four Complete Novels (1981)
Irwin Shaw Double 1 (1981)
Irwin Shaw Double 2 (1981)
Three Complete Novels (1982)
aka Irwin Shaw, Three Novels
Irwin Shaw Double 1 (1981)
Irwin Shaw Double 2 (1981)
Three Complete Novels (1982)
aka Irwin Shaw, Three Novels
Collections
Sailor Off the Bremen (1939)
Welcome to the City (1942)
Act of Faith: And Othe Stories (1946)
Mixed Company: Selected Short Stories (1950)
Tip On a Dead Jockey (1957)
Selceted Short Stories (1961)
Love On a Dark Street (1965)
Short Stories of Irwin Shaw (1966)
Retreat (1970)
Whispers in Bedlam (1972)
God Was Here But He Left Early (1973)
Five Decades (1978)
Short Stories (1979)
Great World War II Stories (1989) (with H E Bates, James Jones, James A Michener, Nicholas Monsarrat and Nevil Shute)
Welcome to the City (1942)
Act of Faith: And Othe Stories (1946)
Mixed Company: Selected Short Stories (1950)
Tip On a Dead Jockey (1957)
Selceted Short Stories (1961)
Love On a Dark Street (1965)
Short Stories of Irwin Shaw (1966)
Retreat (1970)
Whispers in Bedlam (1972)
God Was Here But He Left Early (1973)
Five Decades (1978)
Short Stories (1979)
Great World War II Stories (1989) (with H E Bates, James Jones, James A Michener, Nicholas Monsarrat and Nevil Shute)
Plays
Bury the Dead (1936)
Siege (1937)
Quiet City (1939)
The Gentle People (1939)
Retreat to Pleasure (1940)
Sons and Soldiers (1944)
The Assassin (1946)
The Survivors (1948)
Children from Their Games (1962)
Siege (1937)
Quiet City (1939)
The Gentle People (1939)
Retreat to Pleasure (1940)
Sons and Soldiers (1944)
The Assassin (1946)
The Survivors (1948)
Children from Their Games (1962)
Non fiction
Anthologies containing stories by Irwin Shaw
Short stories
| Act of Faith [short story] (1946) |
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