Literary New Orleans [Paperback]

Judy Long (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2000

An anthology of fiction and nonfiction about New Orleans

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Hill Street Press (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892514052
• ISBN-13: 978-1892514059
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #76 in Books > Travel > United States > States > Louisiana

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Orleans native says, "Buy this book.", September 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Literary New Orleans (Paperback)

I have seen books on New Orleans come and go, but Literary New Orleans is here to stay. Why? Because it combines history, fiction, essays, memoir, and poetry. I grew up here, and I learned things I never knew. For instance, Audubon gave drawing lessons here, Zora Neale Hurston learned Hoo-Doo here, and Walt Whitman worked for a paper here. My favorite is Ishamael Reed's take on Mardi Gras...Priceless.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Geniune Portrait of New Orleans, May 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Literary New Orleans (Paperback)

I love the Big Easy, but hate the crowds. Reading this book made me feel that I was there--and here I am sitting in my home in New York and dreaming of walking the streets of N.O. with Audubon, Twain, Faulkner, and Codrescu, and the incredibly talented Brenda Marie Osbey. This is an excellent anthology.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literary New Orleans is a feast for the mind, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Literary New Orleans (Paperback)

All the talk of food in this book made me get up and start cooking, but after a meal of shrimp creole, I could not wait to get back in my easy chair and feed my mind by reading this anthology. Armstong, Jefferson, and Capote all in one book. The in-depth biographical entries before each selection taught me much about the authors and New Orleans. Sheila Bosworth is a favorite, and I was happy to see her included. I was also glad to see an earlier work by James Lee Burke included, rather than the expected piece from his Robicheaux novels. Overall, a fine anthology.