PURDY, James Mr. Evening: A Story & Nine Poems Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. Price: $45.00 Softcover. First edition. Wrappers. Fine. One of 300 numbered copies Signed by Purdy. Item #102408 Add to Cart Ask a Question item image James Purdy birth name: James Otis Purdy born: 7/17/1923 died: 3/13/2009 View Reference Info Biography American novelist and short-story writer whose works present a vision of human alienation, indifference, and cruelty. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore