Ancient Creek: A Folktale by Norman, Gurney

Ancient Creek: A Folktale (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780967542423)

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Format: Paperback
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Ancient Creek: A Folktale by Norman, Gurney

Ancient Creek: A Folktale

$18.00
Ancient Creek: A Folktale by Norman, Gurney

Ancient Creek: A Folktale

$18.00
Format: Paperback
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A classic tale of heroism and revolution by celebrated Kentucky writer Gurney Norman. First published in 1975 as a spoken-word record, Gurney Norman's classic folktale tells the story of resistance among "the folks" in a mythical "hill domain" ruled by an absurd but evil king. Told in mock-heroic language, the story employs satire, comic irony, regional speech, and "the voice of a storyteller," as a fugitive hero, Jack, leads the people in revolt against an oppressive monarchy. Featuring cover art by eastern Kentucky artist Pam Oldfield Meade, this new edition of Ancient Creek includes four essays about the story by scholar Annalucia Accardo, writer Dee Davis, professor Kevin I. Eyster, and the late poet and scholar Jim Wayne Miller. Published in 2012 by Old Cove Press

Author: Gurney Norman
ISBN-10: 0967542421
ISBN-13: 9780967542423
Publisher: Old Cove Press
Language: English
Published: 11/17/2020
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.60d
By Gurney Norman
By Gurney Norman
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Gurney Norman is a novelist and short story writer whose works include Divine Right's Trip, Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories, Ancient Creek: A Folktale, and Allegiance. He is a professor of English at the University of Kentucky and a former Kentucky Poet Laureate. A native of eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia, he was the recipient of a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing at Stanford University. Norman has received many honors for his work and is a widely known Appalachian literary and cultural advocate. He is coeditor of Back Talk from Appalachia: Confronting Stereotypes, and An American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature.

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