Talking up a storm : voices of the new West / Gregory L. Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Gregory L. (Gregory Lynn), 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--West (U.S.)--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

American literature.

Authors, American--Homes and haunts--West (U.S.).

Authors, American.

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

West (U.S.)--Intellectual life--20th century.

West (U.S.).

West (U.S.)--In literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, [Nebraska] ; London, [England] : University of Nebraska Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In interviews with fifteen contemporary writers of the American West, Gregory L. Morris demonstrates what these widely divergent talents have in common: they all redefine what it is to be a western writer. No longer enthralled (though sometimes inspired) by the literary traditions of openness, place, and rugged individualism, each of the writers has remained true to the demand for clarity, strength, and honesty, virtues sustained in their conversations. Morris talks with Ralph Beer, Mary Clearman Blew, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, James Crumley, Ivan Doig, Gretel Ehrlich, Richard Ford, Molly Gloss, Ron Hansen, John Keeble, William Kittredge, David Long, Thomas McGuane, Amy Tan, and Douglas Unger. Their lives and fiction stretch from Montana to Texas, from ranches to universities, from sea level to mountain slopes.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Ralph Beer; Mary Clearman Blew; Elizabeth Cook-Lynn; James Crumley; Ivan Doig; Gretel Ehrlich; Richard Ford; Molly Gloss; Ron Hansen; John Keeble; William Kittredge; David Long; Thomas McGuane; Amy Tan; Douglas Unger; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8032-9982-6

OCLC:

953379591