Men of the Mountains-Pa
Written by a beloved American author who grew up in the foothills of the Appalachians, these twenty-one short stories explore the daily lives and activities of Kentucky mountaineers. Life, animate existence, absorbs Jesse Stuart. Never is it more vital than when juxtaposed with death, hence the contrasting motifs of life and death permeating his work. In this book, Stuart tells the stories of the hills and the men who live there. They curse the mountains, but love them too, he says. Existing in dimensions of real geography and elaborate imagination, Stuart moves easily between autobiography and fiction and often does not bother to distinguish…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Richardson, H. Edward (Solist) / Richardson, H. Edward (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8131-0143-9
- EAN: 9780813101439
- Produktnummer: 9336494
- Verlag: Univ Pr Of Kentucky
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1979
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D2.0 cm 468 g
- Auflage: Revised
- Gewicht: 468
Über den Autor
Jesse Stuart is a Kentucky teacher, lecturer, and writer. As a specialist for the U.S. Department of State, he traveled around the world, and he served as a visiting lecturer and professor at the American University in Cairo in 1960-61. His work includes nearly thirty books, ranging from poetry to biography, autobiography, novels, and short stories.
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