Rough Road Home - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807843970 ISBN 13: 9780807843970

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press, 1992

Synopsis

This anthology of twenty-two short stories by contemporary North Carolina writers, selected by Gingher, the longtime book review editor of the Greensboro News and Record, is a testament to the vitality of the literary tradition of the state. Contributors include Alice Adams, Maya Angelou, Doris Betts, Fred Chappell, Clyde Edgerton, Kaye Gibbons, Allan Gurganus, Randall Kenan, Reynolds Price, and Lee Smith.

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Book Description

"This generally excellent anthology celebrates writers who were cradled in or have resided in North Carolina. Readers are taken down the country roads and city streets of the South to uncover intriguing settings and characters, from white trash to aristocrats to non-stereotypical African Americans."-- Publishers Weekly

Review

This generally excellent anthology celebrates writers who were cradled in or have resided in North Carolina. Readers are taken down the country roads and city streets of the South to uncover intriguing settings and characters, from white trash to aristocrats to non-stereotypical African Americans.--Publishers Weekly
This would be a distinguished collection if it were subtitled 'stories by American writers.' The amazing truth--that they are all by North Carolina writers--is really pretty hard to believe. The Rough Road Home is a stunning collection and a landmark book. And great fun to read.--Josephine Humphreys
When Thomas Wolfe proclaimed that you can't go home again, he sure as hell didn't mean in fiction. Indeed, when it comes to their stories, most North Carolina writers can hardly get out the front door to leave, and if they finally do, they flee down the highways of their region, forever glancing over their shoulders at the past, which is always right there with them. That's the compelling revelation of this fine and affectionate anthology.--Will Blythe, literary editor for Esquire
The Rough Road Home is living proof of something lots of us have been thinking for a good while--that North Carolina has some of the finest writers, the best and the brightest, of all ages and at all stages, in America. This superlative collection, elegantly and thoughtfully edited by Robert Gingher, shows a wonderful creativity and a wide diversity of voices. There is real pleasure and excitement here for every reader who cares about contemporary fiction.--George Garrett

Edition details

• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0807843970
• ISBN 13: 9780807843970
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Gingher Robert