This anthology of twenty-two short stories by contemporary North Carolina writers, selected by Gingher, the longtime book review editor of the Greensboro News and Record, is a testament to the vitality of the literary tradition of the state. Contributors include Alice Adams, Maya Angelou, Doris Betts, Fred Chappell, Clyde Edgerton, Kaye Gibbons, Allan Gurganus, Randall Kenan, Reynolds Price, and Lee Smith.
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This generally excellent anthology celebrates writers who were cradled in or have resided in North Carolina. Readers are taken down the country roads and city streets of the South to uncover intriguing settings and characters, from white trash to aristocrats to non-stereotypical African Americans. The clunkers are few here and the stories of note are numerous. There are fine contributions from well-known authors Alice Adams, Maya Angelou and Allan Gurganus. Highlights come from Clyde Edgerton and Max Steele, who tell stories of how a preoccupation with manners and propriety can spell disaster. In Edgerton's story, an elderly woman falls through the seat of her rocking chair but is more concerned that her rescuers will find her dishes unwashed and the television tuned to a soap opera than that she cannot extricate herself from the chair. Steele describes a prudish woman whose trip to purchase a hat turns into a night-long adventure to a stranger's funeral. This volume supports Gingher's assertion that North Carolina is producing some of the best current American fiction writers. Gingher teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina.
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YA-- Some of the finest contemporary American writers, such as Alice Adams, Maya Angelou, Elizabeth Cox, Clyde Edgerton, Kaye Gibbons, Jill McCorkle, Tim McLaurin, Reynolds Price, and Lee Smith, are included in this rich collection. It's a real find for short-story fans and a good introduction to the genre for YAs.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This is an absolutely wonderful collection of stories by some of the country's best current writers. Maya Anglou's troubling story about the difficulty of containing the past and Tim McLaurin's powerful tale of sin and redemption alone are worth the price of admission.
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- White People by Allan Gurganus in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Crash Diet: Stories by Jill McCorkle in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Maya Angelou: Poet (Black Americans of Achievement) by Vicki Cox in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Hat of My Mother by Max Steele on page 298, and Back Matter
- Alice Adams (Library of Indiana Classics) by Booth Tarkington in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- This Is Where We Live: Short Stories by 25 Contemporary North Carolina Writers by Michael (ed.) McFee in Front Matter
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