Overview
Voices from Louisiana provides thoughtful, timely profiles of some of the state's most highly regarded and popular contemporary authors. Readers interested in Louisiana's rich literary tradition will appreciate these evocative essays on writers whose works emanate from the cultures and landscapes of the Gulf South. Ann Brewster Dobie explores the works of eleven well-known authors and concludes with a look at several emerging talents. These writers work in a broad range of genres, from coming-of-age stories and historical narratives that recover the voices of silenced and oppressed peoples, to crime thrillers set in New Iberia and New Orleans, to poetic invocations of the natural world and narratives capturing the realities of working-class lives. Whether native to the state or transplants, these writers produce works that reflect the vibrant culture that defines the intricate literary landscape of the Pelican State. Dobie highlights the careers of Darrell Bourque, James Lee Burke, Ernest Gaines, Tim Gautreaux, Shirley Ann Grau, Greg Guirard, William Joyce, Julie Kane, Tom Piazza, Martha Serpas, and James Wilcox. Newcomers also profiled include Wiley Cash, Ashley Mace Havird, Anne L. Simon, Katy Simpson Smith, Ashley Weaver, Steve Weddle, and Ken Wheaton.
Full Product Details
Author: Ann Brewster Dobie ,
Mary Ann Wilson
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Imprint: Louisiana State University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 19.80cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.222kg
ISBN: 9780807168912
ISBN 10: 0807168912
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 21 March 2018
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Voices from Louisiana is a remarkably fresh yet scholarly collection of essays on a diverse group of living Louisiana writers. Distinctive for its easy-to-read yet well-researched style and its intimate interviews, this collection gives equal measure to authors with deep Louisiana roots and to transplants and newcomers. Dobie has her finger on the pulse of Louisiana literature.--Richard Louth Voices from Louisiana, yet another Ann Brewster Dobie academic tour de force from one of America's most gifted English scholars, melds deep knowledge with critical acumen.--Lee Morgan
Voices from Louisiana, yet another Ann Brewster Dobie academic tour de force from one of America's most gifted English scholars, melds deep knowledge with critical acumen.--Lee Morgan Voices from Louisiana is a remarkably fresh yet scholarly collection of essays on a diverse group of living Louisiana writers. Distinctive for its easy-to-read yet well-researched style and its intimate interviews, this collection gives equal measure to authors with deep Louisiana roots and to transplants and newcomers. Dobie has her finger on the pulse of Louisiana literature.--Richard Louth
Author Information
Ann Brewster Dobie, professor emerita of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, is the editor of three anthologies of works by Louisiana writers: Something in Common: Contemporary Louisiana Stories, Uncommonplace: An Anthology of Contemporary Louisiana Poets, and Wide Awake in the Pelican State: Stories by Contemporary Louisiana Writers.
