Conversations with Barry Hannah / edited by James G. Thomas, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannah, Barry.

Contributor:

Thomas, James G., Jr., editor.

Series:

Literary conversations series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hannah, Barry--Interviews.

Hannah, Barry.

Authors, American--20th century--Interviews.

Authors, American.

Fiction--Authorship.

Fiction.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xviii, 243 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2016]

Summary:

"Between 1972 and 2001, Barry Hannah (1942-2010) published eight novels and four collections of short stories. A master of short fiction, Hannah is considered by many to be one of the most important writers of modern American literature. His writing is often praised more for its unflinching use of language, rich metaphors, and tragically damaged characters than for plot. "I am doomed to be a more lengthy fragmentist," he once claimed. "In my thoughts, I don't ever come on to plot in a straightforward way." Conversations with Barry Hannah collects interviews published between 1980 and 2010. Within them Hannah engages interviewers in discussions on war and violence, masculinity, religious faith, abandoned and unfinished writing projects, the modern South and his time spent away from it, the South's obsession with defeat, the value of teaching writing, and post-Faulknerian literature. Despite his rejection of the label "southern writer," Hannah's work has often been compared to that of fellow Mississippian William Faulkner, particularly for each author's use of dark humor and the Southern Gothic tradition in their work. Notwithstanding these comparisons, Hannah's voice is distinctly and undeniably his own, a linguistic tour de force"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Barry Hannah / John Griffin Jones / 1980 /, John Griffin Jones, 1980 3

Barry Hannah / Jan Gretlund / 1982 /, Jan Gretlund, 1982 32

The Spirits Will Win Through: An Interview with Barry Hannah / R. Van Arsdall / 1982 /, R. Van Arsdall, 1982 42

An Interview with Barry Hannah / Larry McCaffery McCaffery, Larry, Sinda Gregory / 1987 /, Sinda Gregory, 1987 67

Barry Hannah Interview / Don Swaim / 1993 /, Don Swaim, 1993 83

An Interview with Barry Hannah / James D. Lilley Lilley, James D., Brian Oberkirch / 1996 /, Brian Oberkirch, 1996 96

A Conversation with Barry Hannah / Rob Trucks / 1997 /, Rob Trucks, 1997 113

The Art of Being Interesting: An Interview with Barry Hannah / Jamie S. Dycus / 1998 /, Jamie S. Dycus, 1998 136

Interview with Barry Hannah / Terry Gross / 2001 /, Terry Gross, 2001 144

Interview with Barry Hannah: February 6, 2001 / Daniel E. Williams / 2001 /, Daniel E. Williams, 2001 156

Interview with Barry Hannah, Athens, Ohio / Thomas 'rvold Bjerre / 2001 /, Thomas 'rvold Bjerre, 2001 164

An Interview with Barry Hannah / Marc Smirnoff / 2001 /, Marc Smirnoff, 2001 174

Southern Destroyer / Shawn Badgley / 2003 /, Shawn Badgley, 2003 185

Interview with Barry Hannah: October 13, 2005 / Daniel E. Williams / 2005 /, Daniel E. Williams, 2005 197

Crying Like a Fire in the Sun: A Conversation with Barry Hannah / Andrew Brininstool / 2008 /, Andrew Brininstool, 2008 204

Bat Out of Hell: An Interview with Barry Hannah / Louis Bourgeois / 2008 /, Louis Bourgeois, 2008 212

Barry Hannah: Interview, with Handgun / Tom Franklin / 2009 /, Tom Franklin, 2009 218

Barry Hannah in Conversation with Wells Tower / Welts Tower / 2010 /, Welts Tower, 2010 225.

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hannah, Barry. Conversations with Barry Hannah.

ISBN:

9781496804358

149680435X

9781496804440

1496804449

OCLC:

908375193

Online:

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