Understanding Randall Kenan

The first book-length study of the life and writings of the critically acclaimed Southern writer

About the author

James A. Crank is an associate professor of American literature and culture at the University of Alabama, a National Humanities Center Fellow, and cohost of the podcast The Sound and the Furious. His essays have appeared in Agee Agonistes: Essays on the Life, Legend, and Works of James Agee and Southerners on Film: Essays on Hollywood Portrayals since the 1970s. Crank's books include Understanding Sam Shepard, New Approaches to Gone with the Wind, and Race and New Modernisms.

Summary

Randall Kenan is an American author best known for his novel A Visitation of Spirits and his collection of stories Let the Dead Bury Their Dead. This is the first book-length critical study of Kenan, offering a brief biography and an exploration of his considerable oeuvre - memoir, short stories, novels, journalism, folklore, and essays.

Product details

• Authors: James A Crank, James A. Crank
• Publisher: The University of South Carolina Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9781643361888
• ISBN: 978-1-64336-188-8
• No. of pages: 156
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 227 g
• Series: Understanding Contemporary Ame; Understanding Contemporary American Literature
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies