Conversations with Ron Rash (Paperback)

Mae Miller Claxton

ISBN 10: 1496825551 / ISBN 13: 9781496825551

Published by University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 2020

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Paperback. Since the publication of Serena in 2008 earned him a nomination for the PEN/Faulkner fiction Prize, Ron Rash (b. 1953) has gained attention as one of the Souths finest writers. Rash draws upon his familys history in Appalachia, where most members have worked with their hands as farmers or millworkers. In the Grit Lit or Rough South genre, Rash maintains a prominent place as a skilled craftsman and triple threat, publishing four collections of poetry, six short story collections, and six novels. Though best known as an Appalachian writer, Rashs reach has grown to extend well beyond Appalachia and the American South, spreading to an international Audience. Conversations with Ron Rash collects twenty-two interviews with the award-winning author and provides a look into Rashs writing career from his first collection of short stories, The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth in 1994 through his 2015 novel, Above the Waterfall. The collection includes four interviews from outside the United States, two of which appear in English for the first time. Spanning sixteen years, these interviews demonstrate the disciplined writing process of an expert writer, Rashs views of literature on a local and global scale, his profound respect for the craft of the written word, and his ongoing goal to connect with his readers. Collects twenty-two interviews with the award-winning author Ron Rash and provides a look into his writing career from his first collection of short stories, The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth in 1994 through his 2015 novel, Above the Waterfall. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Conversations with Ron Rash (Paperback)
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, Jackson
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1496825551
• ISBN 13: 9781496825551
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Since the publication of Serena in 2008 earned him a nomination for the PEN/Faulkner fiction prize, Ron Rash (b. 1953) has gained attention as one of the South’s finest writers. Rash draws upon his family’s history in Appalachia, where most members have worked with their hands as farmers or millworkers. In the Grit Lit or Rough South genre, Rash maintains a prominent place as a skilled craftsman and triple threat, publishing four collections of poetry, six short story collections, and six novels. Though best known as an Appalachian writer, Rash’s reach has grown to extend well beyond Appalachia and the American South, spreading to an international audience.

Conversations with Ron Rash collects twenty-two interviews with the award-winning author and provides a look into Rash’s writing career from his first collection of short stories, The Night the New Jesus Fell to Earth in 1994 through his 2015 novel, Above the Waterfall. The collection includes four interviews from outside the United States, two of which appear in English for the first time. Spanning sixteen years, these interviews demonstrate the disciplined writing process of an expert writer, Rash’s views of literature on a local and global scale, his profound respect for the craft of the written word, and his ongoing goal to connect with his readers.

About the Author

Mae Miller Claxton is professor at Western Carolina University. She is editor of Conversations with Dorothy Allison and coeditor of Conversations with Ron Rash and Teaching the Works of Eudora Welty: Twenty-First-Century Approaches, all published by University Press of Mississippi.