Tournament is Shelby Foote's first novel, published originally by Dial Press in 1949. Summa's reprint includes an exclusive preface by the author and an introduction by Louis D. Rubin, Jr., the dean of American literature criticism. Tournament is a brilliant novel of the post-Civil War South, replete with Proustian and Faulknerian overtones. Many of the characters that appear in subsequent novels by Shelby Foote come onto the scene for the first time in this work. It is a must acquisition for every fan of Shelby Foote.
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It is a great joy to witness (in Tournament) the flowering of Shelby Foote. The novel is rife with glimpses of the writer he has since become. -- Southern Living Magazine
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Shelby Foote is now recognized as one of the icons of American literature, thanks in part to the role he played in Ken Burns' Civil War series on PBS. Although he began his career as a novelist, he is regarded by critics as a master of historical narrative. His Civil War narratives, published by Random House, are the standard against which all other studies of this sort must be weighed. He is currently working on another novel, Seven Gates to the City. He resides in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Unbelievable first novel.,
By Charles A. Golden (APO, AE USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tournament (Paperback)
Most everyone acquainted with Shelby Foote know him through his Civil War history and the Ken Burns Civil War series. He is, however, a Southern novelist of the first calibre, and his raw talents are spectacularly displayed in this his first published work. Most writers could strive for a lifetime and never come close to the quality of this book. I highly recomend it to anyone who is interested in Foote as a writer or in Southern literature as a genre.
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OTHER CANDIDATES-there were three others, an older man who had held the office two terms ago and would have held it last term too except that a sheriff could not succeed himself, a young lawyer who had entered the race because his practice brought no livelihood, and another farmer-posted campaign placards about the county, littering trees and fenceposts with bold-faced promises of honesty and efficiency. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Billy Boy, Major Dubose, New Orleans, Lake Jordan, Doll Baby, Hugh Bart, Issawamba County, Lord God, Clive Jameson, Marshall Avenue, Murphy Lane, Jordan County, Mars Hugh, Peter Durfee, Aunt Ann, Judge Wiltner, Lamar Street, Downs Macready, East Mississippi, Jesus God, Uncle Jerry New!
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OTHER CANDIDATES-there were three others, an older man who had held the office two terms ago and would have held it last term too except that a sheriff could not succeed himself, a young lawyer who had entered the race because his practice brought no livelihood, and another farmer-posted campaign placards about the county, littering trees and fenceposts with bold-faced promises of honesty and efficiency. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dont matter, trap shoots Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Billy Boy, Major Dubose, New Orleans, Lake Jordan, Doll Baby, Hugh Bart, Issawamba County, Lord God, Clive Jameson, Marshall Avenue, Murphy Lane, Jordan County, Mars Hugh, Peter Durfee, Aunt Ann, Judge Wiltner, Lamar Street, Downs Macready, East Mississippi, Jesus God, Uncle Jerry New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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