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The Sharpshooter Blues
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Author : Lewis Nordan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 1997-01-09
The Sharpshooter Blues written by Lewis Nordan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-09 with Fiction categories.
ALA Notable Book; Mississippi Arts and Letters Fiction Award. Lewis Nordan's remarkable third novel, THE SHARPSHOOTER BLUES, is in part a meditation on America's love affair with blue-steel barrels and soft-tip bullets, and in part a look at the violence and loss that ensue when the guns come out to play one day in a small town. Just as his award-winning WOF WHISTLE illuminated the complexity of racism, Nordan's new novel shines the brilliant flash of gunfire on love--between fathers and sons, between husbands and wives, between gay lovers, and between friends. At its heart is Hydro Raney, a boy who's never grown up, a boy who wouldn't hurt a soul. In THE SHARPSHOOTER BLUES, Nordan once again makes us laugh; then our helpless laughter turns first into weeping and then into wonder. "A comedy at least half as divine--and dark--as Dante's own . . . a flat-out tour de force."--Lee K. Abbott, Miami Herald; "This is not just a good book, this is a marvelous book."-The Village Voice.
The Sharpshooter
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Author : Ed Gorman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994-05
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Lewis Nordan
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Author : Barbara A. Baker
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2012-01-06
Lewis Nordan written by Barbara A. Baker and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-06 with Literary Criticism categories.
Lewis Nordan: Humor, Heartbreak, and Hope examines and celebrates the work of southern writer Lewis “Buddy” Nordan, whose stories reveal his own pain and humanity and in their honesty force us to recognize ourselves within them. Written by scholars and fiction writers who represent a fascinating range of experience—from a Shakespearean scholar to English professors to a former student of Nordan’s—this is a rich array of essays, poems, and visual arts in tribute to this increasingly important writer. The collection deepens the base of scholarship on Nordan, and contextualizes his work in relation to other important southern writers such as William Faulkner and Eudora Welty. Nordan was born and raised in Mississippi before moving to Alabama to pursue his Ph.D. at Auburn University. He taught for several years at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and retired from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was a professor of English. Nordan has written four novels, three collections of short stories, and a memoir entitled Boy with Loaded Gun. His second novel, Wolf Whistle, won the Southern Book Award, and his subsequent novel, The Sharpshooter Blues, won the Notable Book Award from the American Library Association and the Fiction Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters. Nordan is renowned for his distinctive comic writing style, even while addressing more serious personal and cultural issues such as heartbreak, loss, violence, and racism. He transforms tragic characters and events into moments of artistic transcendence, illuminating what he calls the “history of all human beings.”
Southern Excursions
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Author : George Garrett
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2003-03-01
Southern Excursions written by George Garrett and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Few if any are better endowed than George Garrett to comment on the general and the particular, the long and the short, of southern letters in our time. Garrett— a prolific and internationally renowned author of fiction, poetry, drama, and biography as well as a teacher, editor, critic, and frequent jurist for literary competitions—has been immersed in the writers and literature of his native region for almost a half century. Southern Excursions contains more than fifty of the best essays, reviews, and other short pieces of his career. For the connoisseur of good writing, this book is a depository, a treasure, a veritable time capsule of southern, literary, and American culture. Without sacrificing reverence for modern masters such as Faulkner, O’Connor, and Welty, Garrett has consistently embraced worthy new artists through the years, deftly and judiciously drawing the line between critical acclaim and popular success. Payton Davis, Shelby Foote, Walker Percy, William HoVman, Madison Jones, Reynolds Price, Robert Morgan, R. H. W. Dillard, Wendell Berry, Doris Betts, William Goyen, Mary Lee Settle, Randall Kenan, David Huddle, Allan Gurganus, Dorothy Allison—these are a few of the writers Garrett has championed. If some names sound less familiar, Garrett, in these pages, will inspire readers to swift investigation. The author’s charm, wit, and anecdotal style make reading Southern Excursions a delight, and yet there’s no mistaking his erudition. Wise like a prophet, with a talent scout’s enthusiasm, Garrett is not afraid to tell unwelcome truths, covering topics that include southern publishing houses and literary quarterlies, the alliance between writers and academia, the state of criticism and theory, and, most eloquently, the persistence of place, memory, and the Civil War as themes in southern letters. Southern Excursions is a book for the ages, stowing as it does the sage views of one as learned, respected— and modest—in his time as George Garrett. “My strong suggestion [to readers],” he states, “is to plunge in and fare forward. Experience the story before turning to or trusting the opinions and judgments of others, myself included.”
The Sharpshooter
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Author : Ed Gorman
language : en
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Release Date :
The Sharpshooter written by Ed Gorman and has been published by Speaking Volumes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
When the powerful and blood-hungry Jeremiah Belden went gunning for revenge against Evelyn, the beautiful woman he blamed for his son's death, only Mitch Coldwell stood in his way. But the trouble was that Mitch had demons in his life. So much so that the legendary sharpshooter had taken to the bottle—and had become the butt of brutal town jokes. However, there was still some good left in him, and bullets weren't going to stop Mitch from tracking down and rescuing Evelyn. Even if it meant bringing him face-to-face with what he'd been trying to escape and even if the gunsmoke of tragedy were to repeat itself.
Southern Writers
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Author : Joseph M. Flora
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2006-06-21
Southern Writers written by Joseph M. Flora and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-21 with Reference categories.
This new edition of Southern Writers assumes its distinguished predecessor's place as the essential reference on literary artists of the American South. Broadly expanded and thoroughly revised, it boasts 604 entries-nearly double the earlier edition's-written by 264 scholars. For every figure major and minor, from the venerable and canonical to the fresh and innovative, a biographical sketch and chronological list of published works provide comprehensive, concise, up-to-date information. Here in one convenient source are the South's novelists and short story writers, poets and dramatists, memoirists and essayists, journalists, scholars, and biographers from the colonial period to the twenty-first century. What constitutes a "southern writer" is always a matter for debate. Editors Joseph M. Flora and Amber Vogel have used a generous definition that turns on having a significant connection to the region, in either a personal or literary sense. New to this volume are younger writers who have emerged in the quarter century since the dictionary's original publication, as well as older talents previously unknown or unacknowledged. For almost every writer found in the previous edition, a new biography has been commissioned. Drawn from the very best minds on southern literature and covering the full spectrum of its practitioners, Southern Writers is an indispensable reference book for anyone intrigued by the subject.
The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture
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Author : M. Thomas Inge
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2014-02-01
The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture written by M. Thomas Inge and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-01 with Reference categories.
Offering a comprehensive view of the South's literary landscape, past and present, this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture celebrates the region's ever-flourishing literary culture and recognizes the ongoing evolution of the southern literary canon. As new writers draw upon and reshape previous traditions, southern literature has broadened and deepened its connections not just to the American literary mainstream but also to world literatures--a development thoughtfully explored in the essays here. Greatly expanding the content of the literature section in the original Encyclopedia, this volume includes 31 thematic essays addressing major genres of literature; theoretical categories, such as regionalism, the southern gothic, and agrarianism; and themes in southern writing, such as food, religion, and sexuality. Most striking is the fivefold increase in the number of biographical entries, which introduce southern novelists, playwrights, poets, and critics. Special attention is given to contemporary writers and other individuals who have not been widely covered in previous scholarship.
Book Lust
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Author : Nancy Pearl
language : en
Publisher: Sasquatch Books
Release Date : 2009-09-29
Book Lust written by Nancy Pearl and has been published by Sasquatch Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
What to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best reading new and old. Pearl, who inspired legions of litterateurs with "What If All (name the city) Read the Same Book," has devised reading lists that cater to every mood, occasion, and personality. These annotated lists cover such topics as mother-daughter relationships, science for nonscientists, mysteries of all stripes, African-American fiction from a female point of view, must-reads for kids, books on bicycling, "chick-lit," and many more. Pearl's enthusiasm and taste shine throughout.
The Best Novels Of The Nineties
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Author : Linda Parent Lesher
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-11-17
The Best Novels Of The Nineties written by Linda Parent Lesher and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Literary Criticism categories.
This reader’s guide provides uniquely organized and up-to-date information on the most important and enjoyable contemporary English-language novels. Offering critically substantiated reading recommendations, careful cross-referencing, and extensive indexing, this book is appropriate for both the weekend reader looking for the best new mystery and the full-time graduate student hoping to survey the latest in magical realism. More than 1,000 titles are included, each entry citing major reviews and giving a brief description for each book.
The Sharpshooter
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Author : Justin Ladd
language : en
Publisher: Gunsmoke
Release Date : 1989-01-01
The Sharpshooter written by Justin Ladd and has been published by Gunsmoke this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Western stories categories.
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