Mae Miller Claxton is a professor of English at Western Carolina University. Presents Allison's perspectives on her life, literature, and her conflicted role as a In the absence of a biography of Allison's life, Conversations with Dorothy Allison Spanning almost two decades, Allison the performer and Allison the carefulĬraftsperson both emerge, creating a portrait of a complex woman. Often called a "writer-rock star" and a "cult icon," Allison is a true performer ofĪt the same time, Allison takes the craft of writing very seriously. To give voice to issues that concern her most: poverty, working-class life, domestic violence,įeminism and women's relationships, the contemporary South, and gay/lesbian Allison hasįrequently used her position, through passionate lectures and enthusiastic interviews, 1949) has been known-along with authors such as Larry BrownĪnd Lee Smith-as a purveyor of the working class, contemporary South. 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.Since the publication of her groundbreaking novel, Bastard Out of Carolina (1992),ĭorothy Allison (b. The collection includes four interviews from outside the United States, two of which appear in English for the first time.
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.Ĭonversations 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. 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.
Rash draws upon his family's history in Appalachia, where most members have worked with their hands as farmers or millworkers.
1953) has gained attention as one of the South's finest writers. Since the publication of Serena in 2008 earned him a nomination for the PEN/Faulkner fiction prize, Ron Rash (b.
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