The Hills Remember: The Complete Short Stories of James Still

James Still (1906–2001) remains one of the most beloved and important writers of Appalachian literature. Best known for his acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), the Alabama native and adopted Kentuckian left an enduring legacy of novels, stories, and poems during his nearly seventy-year career. The Hills Remember: The Complete Short Stories of James Still honors the late writer by collecting all of Still's short stories, including those from On Troublesome Creek (1941), Pattern of a Man and Other Stories (1976), and The Run for the Elbertas (1980), as well as twelve prose pieces originally published as short stories and later incorporated into River of Earth. Also included are several lesser-known stories and ten that were previously unpublished. Recognized as significant short fiction in his day―many of his stories initially appeared in The Atlantic and The Saturday Evening Post and were included in The O. Henry Memorial Award Stories and The Best American Short Stories collections―Still's short stories, while often overshadowed in recent years by his novels and poetry, are among his most enduring literary works. Editor Ted Olson's introduction offers a reassessment of Still's short fiction within the contexts of the author's body of work and within Appalachian and American literature. Compiling all of James Still's compelling and varied short stories in one volume, The Hills Remember is a testament to a master writer.

James Still (1906–2001) was the author of several works of fiction and poetry, including River of Earth,The Wolfpen Poems, and From the Mountain, From the Valley: New and Collected Poems. Ted Olson,a professor of Appalachian studies at East Tennessee State University, has edited books exploring the work of James Still, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Sherwood Anderson. The author ofBlue Ridge Folklife,Breathing in Darkness: Poems,andRevelations: Poems, Olson coeditedThe Bristol Sessions: Writings about the Big Bang of Country MusicandA Tennessee Folklore Sampler.