Cakewalk: Stories - Brossura

Smith, Lee

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1611174198 ISBN 13: 9781611174199

Casa editrice: Univ of South Carolina Pr, 2014

Riassunto

First published in 1982, Cakewalk was the first short story collection by iconic Southern writer Lee Smith. Comic and observant, Smith's fourteen tales in Cakewalk introduce readers to a host of memorable Southern characters. Her protagonists include aging gossips, a soap opera-hooked housewife, a runaway teenager, and divergent sisters in various combinations. Smith's gutsy Southern women don't always triumph, but, with her sympathetic portrayals, readers gain appreciation for the merits of spirited perseverance, right or wrong, in the face of modern adversity. The characters are everyday folks with everyday problems, particularly the tensions of home and family and loneliness and connection. Smith is keenly aware of the foibles that make people so maddeningly funny but also deeply sensitive to their pain and sorrow.
This Southern Revival edition includes a new introduction by the author.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of South Carolina Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1611174198
• ISBN 13: 9781611174199
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256