Elizabeth Spencer - b. 1921
Elizabeth Spencer has won loyal readers and prestigious literary prizes for her many short stories, collections of short fiction, and novels. Praised by Eudora Welty for her “cool detachment,” Spencer evokes the family and community relationships of the American South with certainty and compassion...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Language: | Anglais |
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Journal of the Short Story in English
2008
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| Online Access: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | Elizabeth Spencer has won loyal readers and prestigious literary prizes for her many short stories, collections of short fiction, and novels. Praised by Eudora Welty for her “cool detachment,” Spencer evokes the family and community relationships of the American South with certainty and compassion born of her personal knowledge as a native of Mississippi and a long-time resident of North Carolina. Drawing also on her experiences in Italy and Canada, Spencer demonstrates the range of her soci... |
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