Porch Swing Stories - Couverture rigide

Moulds, Rod

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0595839061 ISBN 13 : 9780595839063

Editeur : iUniverse, 2000

Synopsis

Set in a fictional Mississippi town at various times throughout the Twentieth Century, the stories in this collection show many facets of one large story. As with all of human existence, the tales contain humor, melodrama, tragedy, and romance, and together they paint a picture of a South that never was, but should have been.

A song of the South recalling hazy family memories. The South has been fertile ground for countless writers since Mark Twain's tales of the Mississippi and Flannery O'Connor's exquisite renderings of morally flawed characters. Author Moulds.plants both feet firmly in the southern tradition with Porch Swing Stories, a collection of short fiction that leaps back and forth through the 20th century. The book's narrator and sometime detective, tracks down the elusive but cherished stories of his family's deeply entwined and sometimes bewildering relationships. Starting with his imposing Aunt Sophronie and her more moderate sister Eulalie, McPherson excavates the hopeful triumphs and social failures of his peculiar and flawed but memorable family. From wise elders to outrageous spinsters, they run the gamut of the rich and diverse humanity found in the fiction of southern icons like O'Connor. These sketches may appeal to fans of Fried Green Tomatoes and other comedic jabs at the South.

-Kirkus Discoveries

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

R.A. Moulds was born in Maryland in 1958, but his family was originally from Mississippi. Thus, he can do a fair imitation of Aunt Eulalie, and she has been presented at various readings in the Baltimore area. Mr. Moulds studied musicology and composition at the University of Southern Mississippi, and currently lives in Baltimore. Porch Swing Stories is his first book, and he is working on another novel set in his home state.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Porch Swing Stories is a history of both a family and a community. Drawn from the reminiscences of J.T. McPherson's elderly aunts, these stories are set in Ringgold, Mississippi, a fictional town quickly fading into the past. Here are collected stories of melodrama, tragedy, romance, and even slapstick humor. Together they paint a picture of a South that never was, but should have been.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595839061
• ISBN 13: 9780595839063
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible