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<p>With contributions from Robert G. Barrier, Robert Beuka, Thomas Ærvold Bjerre, Jean W. Cash, Robert Donahoo, Richard Gaughran, Gary Hawkins, Darlin' Neal, Keith Perry, Katherine Powell, John A. Staunton, and Jay Watson</p> <p>Larry Brown is noted for his subjects—rural life, poverty, war, and the working class—and his spare, gritty style. Brown's oeuvre spans several genres and includes acclaimed novels (<i>Dirty Work</i>, <i>Joe</i>, <i>Father and Son</i>, <i>The Rabbit Factory</i>, and <i>A Miracle of Catfish</i>), short story collections (<i>Facing the Music</i>, <i>Big Bad Love</i>), memoir (<i>On Fire</i>), and essay collections (<i>Billy Ray's Farm</i>). At the time of his death, Brown (1951-2004) was considered to be one of the finest exemplars of minimalist, raw writing of the contemporary South.</p> <p><i>Larry Brown and the Blue-Collar South</i> considers the writer's full body of work, placing it in the contexts of southern literature, Mississippi writing, and literary work about the working class. Collectively, the essays explore such subjects as Brown's treatment of class politics, race and racism, the aftereffects of the Vietnam War on American culture, the evoluti

Author

Cash, Jean W.; Perry, Keith; Bass, Rick

Publisher

Jackson: University Press of Mississippi

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781604736366

Subjects

Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

4.33 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14