“A memoir that shines with a bright spirit, a generous heart and
an entertaining knack for celebrating absurdity.”—The New York
Times Book Review“This is Smith at her finest.”—Library
Journal, starred review Set deep in the mountains of Virginia, the
Grundy of Lee Smith’s youth was a place of coal miners, tent
revivals, mountain music, drive-in theaters, and her daddy’s
dimestore. When she was sent off to college to gain some
“culture,” she understood that perhaps the richest culture she
would ever know was the one she was leaving. Lee Smith’s fiction
has always lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the
Appalachian South. But never before has she written her own story.
Dimestore’s fifteen essays are crushingly honest, wise and
perceptive, and superbly entertaining. Together, they create an
inspiring story of the birth of a writer and a poignant look at a
way of life that has all but vanished.
General
Imprint: |
Algonquin Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2017 |
Authors: |
Lee Smith
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Dimensions: |
206 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-61620-646-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-61620-646-2 |
Barcode: |
9781616206468 |
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