Good as several of his novels are, especially the two classic
ones mentioned in the original query, I prefer Caldwell's
short stories. As I've said before, they are collected in a
fat volume from University of Georgia Press. If you like
tough Southern stories, this collection is a wise
investment.
And if you think _Tobacco Road_ is nasty, try Caldwell's 1973
_Annette_. His book _Deep South_ is remarkable in its
frankness (also in its aggressiveness, as is typical of
Caldwell).
They call them white trash but they are just white and poor,
they are not trash. Caldwell had sympathy for those people,
but he wasn't about to idealize them either -- hence the
nastiness and brutality of many of his stories.
Regards,
mrt
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