Fiction

ISBN: 9780813195353
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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First published in 1940, James Still's masterful novel has become a classic. It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. He sees his parents pulled between the meager farm with its sense... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781950564255
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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James Still left eastern Kentucky for Europe in 1941 after enlisting in the U.S. Army during World War II, leaving behind a recently published, semiautobiographical work of fiction, On Troublesome Creek. Even as he developed a broader wor... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813195360
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
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James Still (1906-2001) remains one of the most beloved and important writers in Appalachian literature. Best known for his acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), the Alabama native and adopted Kentuckian left an enduring legacy of novels, stories... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813183763
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Kentucky Voices
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In her novel At The Breakers, Mary Ann Taylor-Hall presents Jo Sinclair, a longtime single mother of four children. Fleeing an abusive relationship after a shocking attack, Jo finds herself in Sea Cove, New Jersey, in front of The Breaker... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813182520
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
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"We are all now writing stories. Sometimes in memory, sometimes in air. The wind lifts and passes us in gusts. Our stories scatter over continents, camouflaged histories we cannot share. "In this exquisite collection of short stories, readers are ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781592111138
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Series: Classics of Romanian Literature
Volume: I
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This classic Romanian novel lends valuable psychological insight into the tragic situation confronting minorities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I. It is the story of Apostol Bologa, a middle-class Romanian officer serving in the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781592111107
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Series: Classics of Romanian Literature
Volume: II
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It is a delightful account of brother-sister rivalry, and the life of a generally happy, easy-going family in rural Moldavia. Ionel Teodoreanu wrote more than twenty books during his prolific literary career, including the classic Lorelei, but At ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781949669336
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Miracelle Loving's world comes crashing down when her mother, Ruby, is murdered during a fortune-telling session gone wrong. Not that she had much of a stable world to lose in the first place; the free-spirited mother-daughter duo had never remain... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780819579980
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Life, love, death, and laughs in a small American town.

His life had come to this: save a few deer from the jaws of dogs. He was a small man sent to perform a small task. Howard Elman is a man whose internal landscape is as disordered as ... .... Learn More