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Southern Literature

This group is for any reader interested in southern literature, from the classics (Thomas Wolfe, Eudora Welty, Erskine Caldwell, etc.) to the contemporary (Fannie Flagg, Lee Smith, Nicholas Sparks, etc.). Members should share a love of texts that relay the often humble lives of eccentric southerners as they tackle the odds, build character, and...more »
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  • ~katie.

    Oh my Faulkner...

    Oh, dearests, how could Faulkner not have made it to the bookshelves (unless I, in my technical ineptitude, couldn't find them there)? The King, as it were, of Southern Lit? Is this a terrible mistake or an even more terrible attempt to expunge him from the minds and hearts of Southern Literatis everwhere? ;) I'm beginning "The Hamlet" this week-- anyone want to join me?
    ~katie. started this discussion 4 months ago. ( reply )

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  • jloucks

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    Katie, I may just take you up on that! I have "The Hamlet" waiting for me on my shelf.

    I totally agree with your assessment, and I'll help populate the shelf with my Faulkner books this week.

    Read on!
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