Louis Paul Explained

Leroi Placet, known by his pen name Louis Paul (c. 1902  - February 13, 1970),^[1] was an American short story writer and novelist.

He corresponded with John Steinbeck.^[2] His work appeared in American Mercury^[3] and Esquire.^[4] He adapted his book Breakdown into the play The Cup of Trembling, which opened in Boston April 5, 1948.^[5]

Awards

• 1934 O. Henry Award

Works

• Book: The pumpkin coach. Literary Guild. 1935 .
• Book: A horse in Arizona. Doubleday, Doran. 1936 .
• Book: Emma . Doubleday, Doran. 1937.
• Book: The man who left home. The Black cat press. 1938 .
• Book: A passion for privacy. Knopf. 1940 .
• Book: The Reverend Ben Pool: a novel. Duell, Sloan and Pearce. 1941 .
• Book: This is my brother: a novel. Crown publishers. 1943 .
• Book: Breakdown. Crown publishers. 1946 .
• Book: A father in the family. Crown Publishers. 1951 .
• Book: The man who came home. Crown Publishers. 1953 .
• Book: Heroes, kings, and men. Dial Press. 1955 .
• Book: Dara, the Cypriot. Simon and Schuster. 1959 .
• Book: Papa Luigi's marionettes. I. Washburn. 1962 .
• Book: The way art happens. Washburn. 1963 .

Anthologies

• Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=PyVRNxUqQx4C&dq=%22Louis+Paul%22&pg=PA342. A Cup of Coffee. Stories for Men: An Anthology. Charles Grayson. Kessinger Publishing. 2005. 978-1-4191-1333-8 .
• Book: The Esquire treasury: the best of twenty years of Esquire . Arnold Gingrich. Simon and Schuster. 1953 .

Notes and References

1. News: LOUIS PAUL, AUTHOR OF 13 NOVELS, DEAD. 1970-02-17. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-03-24.
2. Book: Steinbeck, John. Steinbeck: a life in letters. registration. 1975-01-01. Viking Press. 9780670669622. en.
3. Book: Nathan, George Jean. The American Mercury. 1941-01-01. Knopf. en.
4. Book: Gingrich, Arnold. The Bedside Esquire. 1940-01-01. Tudor. en.
5. Out of Town Opening. Billboard. Apr 17, 1948. 0006-2510.