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Thomas Michael Kromer (October 20, 1906 – January 10, 1969) was an American writer, mostly known for his Waiting for Nothing (1935), a semi-autobiographical novel of vagrant or hobo life …
Who was Tom Kromer? On the author of Waiting for Nothing
Oct 5, 2020 · A few days ago, the Glasgow-based independent publisher the Common Breath released their first reissue title, bringing the Great Depression classic of homelessness, Tom …
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Tom Kromer (1906-1969) was an author active in the 1930s. He is most widely known for his semi-autobiographical novel Waiting for Nothing (1935). He was born on October 20th, 1906, …
Tom Kromer, Appalachia’s Forgotten Modernist
Jul 21, 2022 · Tom Kromer’s “Waiting for Nothing” is one of the great American novels you’ve never heard of. WHEN STEVE BARNHILL moved into his dead uncle’s old room, he decided it …
Waiting For Nothing by Tom Kromer - Goodreads
Originally published in 1935 and the only ever completed novel by Tom Kromer, 'Waiting For Nothing' is a crushing, often impossibly bleak view of life during the Great Depression from the …
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Aug 5, 2004 · In "Michael Kohler," Kromer's unfinished novel, the harsh existence of coal miners in Pennsylvania is told in a committed, political voice that reveals Kromer's developing affinity …
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Novelist and short story writer Thomas Michael Kromer (October 20, 1906 - January 10, 1969) was born in Huntington to Grace Thornburg and Czech immigrant Albert Kromer, a coal miner …
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May 29, 2020 · The book, a classic portrayal of the brutality and inhumaness of the time, was written while author Tom Kromer (1906-1969) was working at a Civilian Conservation Corps …
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Nov 22, 2019 · Waiting for Nothing describes Kromer's travels on the rails, his encounters with small-time cooks, prostitutes and homosexuals, and the endless search for enough food to eat …
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- Author: Tom Kromer
Tom Kromer (Author of Waiting For Nothing) - Goodreads
Thomas Michael Kromer was born Huntington, West Virginia from a family of Czech immigrants, firstborn of five brothers. He attended to Marshall College (now University) but with the 1929's …