The Old Forest and Other Stories (Modern Library) - Hardcover

Taylor, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679601775 ISBN 13: 9780679601777

Publisher: Modern Library, 1995

Synopsis

Short stories depict critical moments in the lives of middle-class Southeners during the 1930s and 1940s

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Review:

This collection features 14 stories set in the cities of the Deep South in the 1920s and 30s. The subjects are ordinary people -- families and households of the time -- caught in the extraordinary tensions of everyday life. The prose befits the topics; simple on the surface yet rich and elegant. And just because Peter Taylor, a native Southerner, has captured a time and a region in this refreshing book, doesn't mean the work will appeal only to those interested in "Southern" writers. This 1986 PEN/Faulkner Award winner is rich with the kind of material that will appeal to anyone interested in good storytelling.

From the Inside Flap:

tion of marvelous stories distinguished by penetrating psychological acuity and beautiful writing of the highest order by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "A Summons to Memphis."

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Library
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679601775
• ISBN 13: 9780679601777
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448