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Product Identifiers
PublisherLSU Press
ISBN-100615351743
ISBN-139780615351742
eBay Product ID (ePID)92871415
Product Key Features
Book TitleBest of LSU Fiction
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Anthologies (Multiple Authors), General
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Fiction
AuthorJudy Kahn
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width6.8 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisBest of LSU Fiction is a long-overdue collection of the great fiction writers who have been associated with Louisiana State University. Beginning with three-time Pulitzer Prize--winner Robert Penn Warren, this anthology records the journey of LSU's prestigious literary tradition. The twenty writers collected in this volume share the LSU experience yet explore the craft of fiction with diverse and unique world views: John Ed Bradley writes of a failed LSU football hero, James Wilcox of the quirky interactions of a dysfunctional family on a camping trip, Moira Crone of a northerner's firsthand experience of a Louisiana hurricane, and Rebecca Wells of an anti-war cotton grower in the deep South. Whether you are rediscovering the work of literary legends Robert Penn Warren, Walker Percy, Jean Stafford, Peter Taylor, and Charles East or reading contemporary writers like David Madden, James Gordon Bennett, Valerie Martin, Andrei Codrescu, Michael Griffith, and Olympia Vernon, each story will deepen your appreciation of the talent LSU has produced and supported., Best of LSU Fiction, is a long-overdue collection of the great fiction writers who have been associated with Louisiana State University. Beginning with three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Penn Warren, this anthology records the journey of LSU's prestigious literary tradition.Arranged chronologically, original author biographies introduce every title on the table of contents and reveal the connections and influences among the writers. Whether you are rediscovering the work of literary legends Robert Penn Warren, Walker Percy, Jean Stafford, Peter Taylor, Vance Bourjaily, and Charles East or reading contemporary writers like David Madden, James Gordon Bennett, Valerie Martin, Andrei Codrescu, Tim Parrish, Matt Clark, Michael Griffith, Allen Wier, and Olympia Vernon, each story will deepen your appreciation of the talent LSU has produced and supported.
