Although many people are familiar with the classics of Southern literature – To Kill A Mockingbird, Beloved, or As I Lay Dying – this sub-genre has a lot more to offer than the often-used texts that grace the syllabi of well-intentioned high school English teachers. Whether they describe pre-Civil Rights black culture or some nuanced portion of Southern history or the salacious exploits of two lazy drunks, these lesser-known works of Southern literature offer a whole range of unique and wondrous perspectives on the South that many readers never experience. Just click on the red title to read the post:
Three Books: Southern History • Three Books: The Modern South
Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith • Train Whistle Guitar by Albert Murray
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy • The Dog Star by Donald Windham
Off Magazine Street by Ronald Everett Capps • A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest Gaines
Three posts on August Wilson:
The Piano Lesson • Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom • Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Three posts on William Faulkner:
“The Dixie Limited, Part One” • “The Dixie Limited, Part Two”
“I don’t hate it! I don’t hate it!”
