Description: Southern Selves: From Mark Twain and Eudora Welty to Maya Angelou and Kaye Gibbons a Collection of Autobiographical Writing by James Watkins In this marvelous anthology thirty-one of the South's finest writers—from Kaye Gibbons and Reynolds Price, to Eudora Welty and Richard Wright—make their intensely personal contributions to a vibrant collective picture of southern life.In the hands of these superb artists, the South's rich tradition of storytelling is brilliantly revealed. Whether slave or master, intellectual or "redneck," each voice in this moving and unforgettable collection is proof that southern literature richly deserves its reputation for irreverent humor, exquisite language, a feeling for place, and an undying, often heartbreaking sense of the past. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This memoir seeks to capture not only the se lf but a world, and the world of the American South is brill iantly served up by the 31 authors brought together in this collection of memoirs and autobiographical writings. Author Biography James Watkins was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and moved with his family to Nashville at age thirteen. After obtaining a bachelors degree at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, he attended graduate school at the University of Florida, where he earned his doctorate in 1995. He and his wife and two sons currently live on the campus of Berry College in Rome, George, where he teaches southern and nineteenth-century American literature. Details ISBN067978103X Pages 400 Language English ISBN-10 067978103X ISBN-13 9780679781035 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY B Year 1998 Publication Date 1998-07-31 Imprint Vintage Books Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edited by James H. Watkins Author James Watkins Short Title SOUTHERN SELVES Illustrations black & white illustrations Publisher Vintage Series Vintage Originals DOI 10.1604/9780679781035 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 1998-07-28 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97779181;
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Book Title: Southern Selves: From Mark Twain and Eudora Welty to Maya Angelou and Kaye Gibbons A Collection of Autobiographical Writing
Item Height: 208mm
Item Width: 135mm
Author: James Watkins
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Literary Theory, History
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Publication Year: 1998
Type: Textbook
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Item Weight: 425g
Number of Pages: 400 Pages