Author : Mae Miller Claxton
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1628468033
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)
Book Synopsis Conversations with Dorothy Allison by : Mae Miller Claxton
Download or read book Conversations with Dorothy Allison written by Mae Miller Claxton and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the publication of her groundbreaking novel, Bastard Out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison (b. 1949) has been known—along with Larry Brown and Lee Smith—as a purveyor of the working-class, contemporary South. Allison has frequently used her position, through passionate lectures and enthusiastic interviews, to give voice to issues dear to her: poverty, working-class life, domestic violence, feminism and women’s relationships, the contemporary South, and gay/lesbian life. Often called a “writer-rock star” and a “cult icon,” Allison is a true performer of the written word. At the same time, Allison also takes the craft of writing very seriously. In this collection, spanning almost two decades, Allison the performer and Allison the careful craftsperson both emerge, creating a portrait of a complex woman. In the absence of a biography of Allison’s life, Conversations with Dorothy Allison presents Allison’s perspectives on her life, literature, and her conflicted role as a public figure.