Irving Howe, American literary and social critic (born 1920)

Irving Howe

American writer, literary and social critic and socialist activist

Irving Howe was an American author, literary and social critic, and a key figure in the democratic socialist movement in the U.S. He co-founded and served as longtime editor of Dissent magazine. In 1976, he wrote the National Book Award-winning World of Our Fathers, a history of…