"Southern Fiction is alive and kicking and going off in all kinds
of directions as this old century stagers to an end." To prove
their audacious pronouncement, George Garrett and Paul Ruffin have
assembled thirty-one stories representing the best of recent
Southern fiction. These stories weave together themes that
underscore what being Southern is all about: the retelling of the
past, the uncertainty of the future, the haunting presence of
racial guilt, the inescapable influence of family--for better or
worse, the struggle for survival, and the tragedy and humor of
Southern life. Born of a Texas Review competition to honor
outstanding new writing, the collection snowballed as Garrett and
Ruffin realized Southern fiction of the 1990s merits a gathering
all its own. Contributors hail from nearly every Southern state;
their subjects span the world; their style fit no defined formulas;
their works both praise and parody the literary legacy of their
forebears. Some writers are well known while others are virtually
unknown. Unified by excellence as much as by region, these works
comprise the most representative and entertaining collection of
short Southern fiction to be published in decades.
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