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Voices from Louisiana : profiles of contemporary writers /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dobie, Ann B. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
American literature > Southern States > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Mary Ann Wilson
  • Preface
  • Fallen beings in an imperfect world : the fiction of James Lee Burke
  • The fictive world of Ernest Gaines
  • Darrell Bourque : poet and poetry advocate
  • Tim Gautreaux : where humor meets heartbreak, always around machinery
  • Shirley Ann Grau : maker of myths
  • Greg Guirard : a life on bayou Amy
  • William Joyce : guardian of childhood
  • Julie Kane : formalist, confessional poet, and playful stylist
  • Tom Piazza : a serious writer and more
  • Martha Serpas' balancing act
  • James Wilcox's Tula Springs : serious comedy
  • The newcomers.