Jean W. Cash, Broadway, Virginia, is professor emerita of English at James Madison University. She is the author of Flannery O'Connor: A Life and coeditor of Larry Brown and the Blue-Collar South (University Press of Mississippi)..
This is the man captured with clarity by Ms. Cash.--Carl Rollyson
"Wall Street Journal"
For fans of the late Brown, this book is a must. For aspiring
writers, ditto. And readers everywhere. Ms. Cash has done an
exhaustive job, but it's never exhausting to read. A pleasure and
reminder of what a loss Mr. Brown's death was, but what a gift his
writing still is.--Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter, Crooked
Letter
Larry Brown's connection to the earth and animals and many objects
seemed religious somehow. He was gentle in a mysterious way, deep,
quick, sincere, and very funny. We're all lucky that he left so
much of himself behind--on paper. And I'm thankful that Jean Cash
decided to write about him.--Clyde Edgerton, author of The
Floatplane Notebooks
Larry Brown's life story is about as close to a literary version of
the Horatio Alger myth as American letters have witnessed. . . .
Jean Cash's exhaustive archival research and first-hand interviews
with Brown and those who knew him best enable her to bring that
story to life on the page even as her skills as a literary critic
wisely assess his writing. For anyone concerned about American
writing's connection to people outside of elite publishing and
academic circles, this book affirms that literature has not yet
been completely handed over to insiders on the country's two coasts
or reduced to intellectual games requiring footnotes. For all of us
who have experienced the power of Brown's best writing, it offers
understanding of the sources and driving forces behind their
emotional and intellectual impact.--Robert Donahoo, professor of
English, Sam Houston State University, and president of the
Flannery O'Connor Society
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