Understanding Fred Chappell
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Understanding Fred Chappell
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Author : John Lang
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2000
Understanding Fred Chappell written by John Lang and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Lang evaluates Chappell's major works, including the four novels preceding Midquest, the first five volumes of poetry, the remarkably different books of poems published between Castle Tzingal and Spring Garden: New and Selected Poems, and the two collections of short stories. An investigation of the varied connections between and achievements of the Kirkman tetralogy and Midquest concludes this analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
It Is Time Lord
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: Bitingduck Press LLC
Release Date : 2005
It Is Time Lord written by Fred Chappell and has been published by Bitingduck Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Fiction categories.
Daring to recall the events of his childhood, James, obsessed with is past and it's deception, struggles to truly understand his history and it's influence on the man he has become.
The Fred Chappell Reader
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2013-12-17
The Fred Chappell Reader written by Fred Chappell and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-17 with Literary Collections categories.
Fred Chappell is one of our most brilliant and versatile authors, with many novels, short stories, and volumes of poetry to his credit. This anthology bears witness to the scope of his career: a rich body of narrative and lyrical fictions ranging over history, mythology, science, philosophy, and Chappell's own life. He has been recognized as a storyteller "to put on the shelf with Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Eudora Welty" (The Washington Post). The Fred Chappell Reader is full of stories, including a complete novel, Dagon; substantial portions of four other novels; several short stories (two of which are previously uncollected); and poems culled from his books, an achievement for which Chappell shared (with John Ashbery) the prestigious Bolligen Prize in 1985. Here is an important and thoroughly rewarding selection of work by a major American writer.
Moments Of Light
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: Bitingduck Press LLC
Release Date : 1996-12
Moments Of Light written by Fred Chappell and has been published by Bitingduck Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-12 with Fiction categories.
'Moments of Light' proves that the mythic powers of the balladeer and the story teller survive even in this fragmented and unmysterious day. In eleven stories gathered here, Fred Chappell engages and entertrains our minds and sends us away singing in our hearts, more knowing, more understanding of ourselves.
Farewell I M Bound To Leave You
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2013-12-17
Farewell I M Bound To Leave You written by Fred Chappell and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-17 with Fiction categories.
Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You is rich with the music of the Southern mountains and the stories of their people. In this novel from acclaimed author Fred Chappell, Jess Kirkman's grandmother is dying, and Jess remembers the tales she and his mother have passed down to him--a chorus of women's voices that sing and share and celebrate the common song of life.
Brighten The Corner Where You Are
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2013-12-17
Brighten The Corner Where You Are written by Fred Chappell and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-17 with Fiction categories.
Brighten the Corner Where You Are is the riveting story of a day in the life of Joe Robert Kirkman, a North Carolina mountain schoolteacher, sly prankster, country philosopher, and family man. This novel from award-winning author Fred Chappell has won the hearts of readers and reviewers across the country.
I Am One Of You Forever
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 1987-07-01
I Am One Of You Forever written by Fred Chappell and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-07-01 with Fiction categories.
Wonderfully funny and also deeply touching, I Am One of You Forever is the story of a young boy's coming of age. Set in the hills and hollows of western North Carolina in the years around World War II, it tells of ten-year-old Jess and his family -- father, mother, grandmother, foster brother, and an odd assortment of other relatives -- who usher Jess into the adult world, with all its attendant joys and sorrows, knowledge and mystery. Jess's father is feisty, restless, and fun-loving. His mother is straitlaced and serious but accepts with grace and good humor the antics of the men of the family, a trait she learned from her own mother. Johnson Gibbs is the orphaned teenager who comes to live with them on their mountain farm. Life on the laurel-covered mountain is isolated and at times difficult, but for Jess it is made rich and remarkable through his relationship with his father and, especially, Johnson Gibbs. Visiting the farm from time to time is a gallery of eccentric relatives who are surely among the most memorable creations in recent fiction. Uncle Luden is a womanizer who left the mountains years ago for a job in California that "paid actual cash money." Uncle Gurton has a spooky way of appearing and disappearing without ever seeming to enter or exit, but it is his flowing beard, which he has apparently never trimmed and which he keeps tucked inside his overalls, that is of most fascination to Jess. Uncle Zeno is a storyteller. With the words "That puts me in mind of..." everyone around knows that he is about to launch into another of his endless tales. Uncle Runkin, who always brings his handmade coffin to sleep in whenever he visits, spends his time carving intricate designs into the coffin and trying to find just the right epitaph for his tombstone. Aunt Samantha Barefoot stops by for a brief spell, too. A country singer and cousin to Jess's grandmother, she is a woman of uncensored speech (Jess learns a lot from her) and honest emotions. Chappell tells the story of all of these characters in a series of chapters that range from fantasy and near farce to pathos. As notable for its lyrical descriptions of the rural settings as for its finely honed vernacular dialogue, I Am One of You Forever shows us a world full of wit and wisdom and the sadness at the heart of things. As one would expect from a poet like Fred Chappell, every line offers its own pleasures and satisfactions.
Dagon
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: Bitingduck Press LLC
Release Date : 1996-12
Dagon written by Fred Chappell and has been published by Bitingduck Press LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-12 with Fiction categories.
Yellow light filled the attic. The light locked with the dust tons of dust up here and the atmosphere of the place stuffed his head like a fever. It seemed that he perceived this light with every nerve of his body. The attic was mostly empty but toward the south wall was a queer arrangement of chains; the ends dangled about seven feet from the floor and had broad iron bands attached. The bands were hinged on one side so they could open and shut. The chains looked red in the yellow light. He held one of the bands and stroked his finger along the inside and it came away reddish. Rust, he thought; but it didn't flake; it wasn't gritty like rust. It was old, caked blood. . . Peter is mesmerized by his find and he begins a journey to where a bloodstained god awaits the last of the Lelands. ""I am honestly convinced that Fred Chappell is one of the finest writers of this time, one of the rare and precious few who are truly 'major.'"" George Garrett, author of "Death of the Fox"and "The Succession." Fred Chappell is a past Poet Laureate of North Carolina. Boson Books also offers "Dagon" "The Gaudy Place" and "Moments of Light"by Fred Chappell.
Family Gathering
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Family Gathering written by Fred Chappell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Poetry categories.
Like all relations, the extended family portrayed in this collection of poems has its odd-balls and know-it-alls, hussies and historians, sparring spouses and model marriages. More than anything, this family loves gossip. Fred Chappell portrays its members in a series of character sketches.
Backsass
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Author : Fred Chappell
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2004-01-29
Backsass written by Fred Chappell and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-29 with Poetry categories.
This collection of humorous and satiric verse takes its title from that thoroughly southern term meaning “irreverent retort,” “ironic remark,” or “scoffing observation.” The ancient Roman poet Juvenal noted that his world made it hard not to write satire. Fred Chappell, finding his contemporary era analogous to that of imperial Rome, has in Backsass given in to the impulse for invective and mockery. Whether addressing the political, the poetical, or the practical, Chappell brandishes his lexical sword, ribbing our shortcomings, offering tonic advice, and occasionally shedding a tear for our fallen ideals. Some poetry is fine wine. Backsass is the driest of martinis.