Conversations with Dorothy Allison by Mae Miller Claxton

In the absence of a biography of Allison’s life, Conversations with Dorothy Allison presents Allison’s perspectives on her life, literature, and her conflicted role as a public figure. In this collection, spanning almost two decades, Allison the performer and Allison the careful craftsperson both emerge, creating a portrait of a complex woman.

Often called a “writer-rock star” and a “cult icon,” Allison is a true performer of the written word.Īt the same time, Allison also takes the craft of writing very seriously. : Conversations with Dorothy Allison (Literary Conversations Series) (9781496825544) and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Allison has frequently used her position, through passionate lectures and enthusiastic interviews, to give voice to issues dear to her: poverty, working-class life, domestic violence, feminism and women’s relationships, the contemporary South, and gay/lesbian life. 1949) has been known-along with Larry Brown and Lee Smith-as a purveyor of the working-class, contemporary South. She has published articles in Mississippi Quarterly, Southern Quarterly, South Atlantic Review, and English Journal.Since the publication of her groundbreaking novel, Bastard Out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison (b. She is the coeditor of Anthology of American Literature, eighth edition, volumes I and II (2003) and a contributing editor for The Heath Anthology of American Literature, sixth edition, volumes A-E (2009). Mae Miller Claxton is a professor of English at Western Carolina University. In the absence of a biography of Allison's life, Conversations with Dorothy Allison presents Allison's perspectives on her life, literature, and her conflicted role as a public figure. Mae Miller Claxton, ed., Conversations with. In this collection, spanning almost two decades, Allison the performer and Allison the careful craftsperson both emerge, creating a portrait of a complex woman. de identidad en la novela de Dorothy Allison, A Bastard Out of. At the same time, Allison takes the craft of writing very seriously.

Often called a 'writer-rock star' and a 'cult icon,' Allison is a true performer of the written word. Allison has frequently used her position, through passionate lectures and enthusiastic interviews, to give voice to issues that concern her most: poverty, working-class life, domestic violence, feminism and women's relationships, the contemporary South, and gay/lesbian life. 1949) has been known-along with authors such as Larry Brown and Lee Smith-as a purveyor of the working class, contemporary South. Since the publication of her groundbreaking novel, Bastard Out of Carolina (1992), Dorothy Allison (b.

Conversations with Dorothy Allison by Mae Miller Claxton