{"product_id":"the-south-carolina-encyclopedia-guide-tom-mack-9781611173468","title":"The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive guide to South Carolina writers who have made significant contributions to the state's literary tradition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Writers\u003c\/i\u003e expands the range of writers included in the landmark \u003ci\u003eSouth Carolina Encyclopedia.\u003c\/i\u003e This guide updates the entries on writers featured in the original encyclopedia and augments that list substantially with dozens of new essays on additional authors from the late eighteenth century to the present who have contributed to the Palmetto State's distinctive literary heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach profile in this concise reference includes essential biographical facts and critical assessments to place the featured writers in the larger context of South Carolina's literary tradition. The guide comprises 128 entries written by more than sixty-nine literary scholars, and it also highlights the sixty-nine writers inducted thus far into the South Carolina Academy of Authors, which serves as the state's literary hall of fame. Rich in natural beauty and historic complexity, South Carolina has long been a source of inspiration for writers. The talented novelists, essayists, poets, playwrights, journalists, historians, and other writers featured here represent the countless individuals who have shared tales and lore of South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe guide includes a foreword by George Singleton, author of two novels, four short story collections and one nonfiction book, and a 2010 inductee of the South Carolina Academy of Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Mack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611173469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611173468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014","brand":"Tom Mack","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013999014143,"sku":"9781611173468","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1a0f8f7-16e6-4725-a1ff-331da72ec2c7.jpg?v=1767746087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-south-carolina-encyclopedia-guide-tom-mack-9781611173468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}