Robison Michael R CNIN <
Robison_M@crane.navy.mil> wrote:
<< I can't say that I've ever got a sense of the South
from any of his stories, though. The limited number I have
read always have this highbrow British air to them. I think
that's probably because so many of them are set in Europe. I
think the Dupin ones were in Paris.
Can you think of any that have a Southern "air" to
them?
>>
Where does "Fall of the House of Usher" take place?
Someone to perhaps add to your contemporary Southern Gothic
list is Barry Hannah -- his stories are usually filled with
southern eccentrics and remarkable violence and fierce
emotions. For example, take a look at his most recent novel,
YONDER STANDS YOUR ORPHAN.
Walker Percy is another. LOVE IN THE RUINS is a sort-of
post-apolcalyptic southern gothic. And in some ways, his
first novel, THE MOVIEGOER, could be discussed on this list
for its hard-boiled elements.
- Duane Spurlock Proprietor, The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com
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