"Kneel to the Rising Sun" is a classic Caldwell story.
On 2/4/08, jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
<rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>, "Ron
> Clinton" <clinton65@...> wrote:
> >
> > As much as I enjoy the backwoods / swamp tales
from Brewer, Williams,
> > Whittington, et al, I've never read any
Caldwell. I recognize he's
> a bit
> > more on the literary end of the scale than the
Gold Medal end, but am
> > curious is he's worth reading? Maybe TOBACCO
ROAD or GOD'S LITTLE
> ACRE or
> > ???
> Very worth reading. The two essential novels you
mention and, in
> addition, the collected short stories, available
some years ago in a
> handsome university press edition (U. of Georgia
Press, I think).
> Wonderful stories, many of them quite tough. Today,
those wonderful
> stories are hardly known.
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
>
>
>
-- Mark R. Harris 2122 W. Russet Court #8 Appleton WI 54914 (920) 470-9855 brokerharris@gmail.com
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