Here is a new collection of stories, anecdotes, and personal essays, with a few poems added for good measure, by a writer whose first collection of short fiction was published to high praise some forty years ago. The brief fiction section covers Garrett's extraordinary range: as a writer of Elizabethan-era historical fiction (for which he is perhaps best known), as a Southern regionalist/humorist, as a satirist, and as a technical innovator. The second section derives from Garrett's inexhaustible store of humorous anecdotes. The final section contains serious and reflective personal essays, mostly having to do with Garrett's family, and particularly with his father. These pieces are thoughtful, moving, and wise.
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As Bausch notes with only slight hyperbole in his introduction to this compilation of work by novelist, poet, essayist and critic Garrett, the author's talent is enormously versatile and eclectic. Perhaps that is one reason his name does not loom as large as it should in the pantheon of contemporary American writers: we do like to pigeonhole our best authors, and Garrett resolutely defies easy classification. He is a superb historical novelist (Death of the Fox is a magisterial performance), a remarkable teacher who has nurtured countless notable writers, a considerable poet and an astute critic. In addition, he could, had he wished, have had a great career as a TV interviewer. Only his talents as a short-story writer and an essayist are represented in this collection, but such stories as "Dixie Dreamland" and "The Pornographers" give eloquent testimony to the quality of his ear and his Southern love for the tall tale, while pieces like the ones on boxing and football show the skills of a great sports writer. The anthology, though all too brief, is not only an excellent introduction to Garrett's genial personality and profound humanity but also an impetus to read or reread more of his writing as soon as possible.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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[Garrett] is a mesmerizing storyteller. -- The New York Times Book Review, Richard E. Nicholls
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A wonderful sample of Garrett's versatility,
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This review is from: Bad Man Blues: A Portable George Garrett (Hardcover)
This book -- billed as "a portable George Garrett" is just that. It includes samples of his work from many years and shows how he can master almost any form. The stories of his family and of his academic career are especially engaging. But the volume contains one section from his magnificent stories of the Tudor period. This is a book by an author who has not received his due of acclaim.
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bad man blues,
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This review is from: Bad Man Blues: A Portable George Garrett (Hardcover)
...this books writting styles are in no match with any other book that i have read pure genious.
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