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 title to read the post:
Three Books: Southern History
Three Books: The Modern South
Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson
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
A Turn in the South by VS Naipaul
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!”
