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Chinaberry by James Still, Silas House, Carol Boggess is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<P>Celebrated as the "Dean of Appalachian Literature," James Still has won the appreciation of audiences in Appalachia and beyond for more than seventy years. The author of the classics <I>River of Earth</I> (1940) and <I>The Wolfpen Poems</I> (1986), Still is known for his careful prose construction and for the poetry of his meticulous, rhythmic style. Upon his death, however, one manuscript remained unpublished. Still's friends, family, and fellow writer Silas House will now deliver this story to readers, having assembled and refined the manuscript to prepare it for publication. <I>Chinaberry, </I>named for the ranch that serves as the centerpiece of the story, is Still's last and perhaps greatest contribution to American literature. <I>Chinaberry</I> follows the adventures of a young boy as he travels to Texas from Alabama in search of work on a cotton farm. Upon arriving, he discovers the ranch of Anson and Lurie Winters, a young couple whose lives are defined by hard work, family, and a tragedy that haunts their past. Still's entrancing narrative centers on the boy's experience at the ranch under Anson's watchful eye and Lurie's doting care, highlighting the importance of home

Who reads Chinaberry?

Author

James Still, Silas House, Carol Boggess

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813133720

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Mystery, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.96 / 5 (112 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14