In language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in its evocation of mountain settings, James Still’s stories reveal the lives of his people—lives of privation and struggle, lived with honesty as well as humor. With a foreword by Cleanth Brooks and an afterword by the author, The Run for the Elbertas features thirteen stories from one of America’s masters of the short story. Enjoyable and enriching, Still’s stories sparkle with wisdom and joy.
Inhoudsopgave
Foreword
1. I Love My Rooster
2. The Proud Walkers
3. Locust Summer
4. Journey to the Forks
5. On Quicksand Creek
6. The Stir-Off
7. The Burning of the Waters
8. School Butter
9. The Moving
10. One Leg Gone to Judgment
11. The Quare Day
12. The Fun Fox
13. The Run for the Elbertas
Afterword
Over de auteur
James Still (1906–2001) wrote several works of fiction and poetry including River of Earth, The Wolfpen Poems, and From the Mountain, From the Valley.
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