In one of this author's novels, Al Condraj imagines a future life of crime after his attempts to steal a ten cent hammer at Woolworth's are foiled. The protagonist of a short story by this author dreams of a magnified flower twice the size of the universe, considers visiting a Salvation Army kitchen, and plans to write a book called An Application for Permission to Live. This author of The Parsley Garden wrote a play in which Willie constantly feeds nickels into a pinbal
In one of this author's novels, Al Condraj imagines a future life of crime after his attempts to steal a ten cent hammer at Woolworth's are foiled. The protagonist of a short story by this author dreams of a magnified flower twice the size of the universe, considers visiting a Salvation Army kitchen, and plans to write a book called An Application for Permission to Live. This author of The Parsley Garden wrote a play in which Willie constantly feeds nickels into a pinball machine before winning the jackpot and Kitty Duval is harassed by the policeman Blick. That play is set in Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. He included his story "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse" in his collection My Name is Aram. For 10 points, name this Armenian-American author of "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" and The Time of Your Life.
In one of this author's novels, Al Condraj imagines a future life of crime after his attempts to steal a ten cent hammer at Woolworth's are foiled.
William Saroyan