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A Very Southern Christmas: Holiday Stories from the South's Best Writers
By
Wyatt Waters (illustrator),
Charline R. McCord (editor),
Judy H. Tucker (illustrator),
Barry Hannah (editor) and
Judy H. Tucker (editor)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Publication date
November 5, 2003
Pages
214
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781565123830
ISBN-10
1565123832
Dimensions
1 by 6.25 by 7.50 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$15.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The spirit of a Southern Christmas, past and present, is captured in a collection of short fiction by some of the region's finest contemporary fiction writers, including Robert Olen Butler, Donna Tartt, Lee Smith, Tim Gautreaux, Mary Ward Brown, Richard Ford, Tim McLaurin, Fred Chappell, Julia Ridley Smith, and Valerie Sayers.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A host of luminaries gathers all the elements of the Christmas seasonâpast and present, joy and sadness, disappointment and surprise, confession and concealment, humor and pathosâin a stellar holiday collection.
Here are ten standout stories that run the gamut of the emotional scale and are as classic and lasting as the holiday itself: bestselling author Donna Tartt's story of a children's Christmas pageant that goes awry; prizewinning author Richard Ford's story of a patchwork kind of family; poet laureate and acclaimed novelist Fred Chappell's barnyard of talking animals on Christmas Eve; Tim Gautreaux's comic tale of kindness to a homeless man on the holiday; Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler's story of an unlikely romance aross cultures; and more. With Barry Hannah's moving preface and celebrated artist Wyatt Waters's paintings, A Very Southern Christmas offers up the best gift of all, a collection full of heart and humor.
Here are ten standout stories that run the gamut of the emotional scale and are as classic and lasting as the holiday itself: bestselling author Donna Tartt's story of a children's Christmas pageant that goes awry; prizewinning author Richard Ford's story of a patchwork kind of family; poet laureate and acclaimed novelist Fred Chappell's barnyard of talking animals on Christmas Eve; Tim Gautreaux's comic tale of kindness to a homeless man on the holiday; Pulitzer Prize winner Robert Olen Butler's story of an unlikely romance aross cultures; and more. With Barry Hannah's moving preface and celebrated artist Wyatt Waters's paintings, A Very Southern Christmas offers up the best gift of all, a collection full of heart and humor.
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1 edition from Algonquin Books (November 5, 2003)
9781565123830 | details & prices | 214 pages | 6.25 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $15.95
About: Captures the spirit of a southern Christmas in a collection of short fiction by some of the region's contemporary fiction writers.
About: Captures the spirit of a southern Christmas in a collection of short fiction by some of the region's contemporary fiction writers.
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