Fiction

ISBN: 9780822947493
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize
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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: 9780822946991
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize
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Winner of the Drue Heinz for Literature. Poised on the precipice of mystery and longing, each character in Now You Know It All is on the brink of discovery - and decision. Set in small-town North Carolina, or featuring eager Southerners venturing ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781592111107
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Series: Classics of Romanian Literature
Volume: II
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: 9780819579980
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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