{"product_id":"larry-brown-and-the-blue-collar-jean-w-cash-9781604738605","title":"Larry Brown and the Blue-Collar South","description":"With contributions from Robert G. Barrier, Robert Beuka, Thomas  rvold Bjerre, Jean W. Cash, Robert Donahoo, Richard Gaughran, Gary Hawkins, Darlin' Neal, Keith Perry, Katherine Powell, John A. Staunton, and Jay Watson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Larry Brown is noted for his subjects--rural life, poverty, war, and the working class--and his spare, gritty style. Brown's oeuvre spans several genres and includes acclaimed novels (\u003ci\u003eDirty Work\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJoe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFather and Son\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rabbit Factory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Miracle of Catfish\u003c\/i\u003e), short story collections (\u003ci\u003eFacing the Music\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Bad Love\u003c\/i\u003e), memoir (\u003ci\u003eOn Fire\u003c\/i\u003e), and essay collections (\u003ci\u003eBilly Ray's Farm\u003c\/i\u003e). At the time of his death, Brown (1951-2004) was considered to be one of the finest exemplars of minimalist, raw writing of the contemporary South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLarry Brown and the Blue-Collar South\u003c\/i\u003e considers the writer's full body of work, placing it in the contexts of southern literature, Mississippi writing, and literary work about the working class. Collectively, the essays explore such subjects as Brown's treatment of class politics, race and racism, the aftereffects of the Vietnam War on American culture, the evolution of the South from a plantation-based economy to a postindustrial one, and male-female relations. The role of Brown's mentors--Ellen Douglas and Barry Hannah--in shaping his work is discussed, as is Brown's connection to such writers as Harry Crews and Dorothy Allison. The volume is one of the first critical studies of a writer whose depth and influence mark him as one of the most well-regarded Mississippi authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean W. Cash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160473860X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604738605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Jean W. Cash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401410466047,"sku":"9781604738605","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54b2171f-7057-46e5-a780-436f9110e855.jpg?v=1733887466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/larry-brown-and-the-blue-collar-jean-w-cash-9781604738605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}