The Run for the Elbertas

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
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Author: James Still ISBN: 9780813146386
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky Publication: February 10, 2014
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky Language: English
Author: James Still
ISBN: 9780813146386
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
Publication: February 10, 2014
Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky
Language: English

In language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in its evocation of mountain settings, James Still's stories reveal the lives of his people -- lives of privation and struggle, lived with honesty as well as humor. With a foreword by Cleanth Brooks and an afterword by the author, The Run for the Elbertas features thirteen stories from one of America's masters of the short story. Enjoyable and enriching, Still's stories sparkle with wisdom and joy.

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In language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in its evocation of mountain settings, James Still's stories reveal the lives of his people -- lives of privation and struggle, lived with honesty as well as humor. With a foreword by Cleanth Brooks and an afterword by the author, The Run for the Elbertas features thirteen stories from one of America's masters of the short story. Enjoyable and enriching, Still's stories sparkle with wisdom and joy.

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