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Clyde Edgerton Libros

    Clyde Edgerton es aclamado como un novelista destacado de la tradición literaria sureña, frecuentemente comparado con maestros como Eudora Welty y Flannery O'Connor. Si bien sus narrativas abordan temas adultos como el matrimonio, el envejecimiento, el nacimiento y la muerte, se centran profundamente en la familia. A través de un elenco entrañable y excéntrico de personajes, Edgerton explora las complejidades de la vida familiar. Sus personajes, poseedores de numerosas fallas junto a considerables virtudes, resultan tan simpáticos que invitan a compartir café, pastel y conversación. Edgerton, criado en el Piamonte de Carolina del Norte, se nutre en sus novelas de la herencia narrativa del Sur rural, donde las historias familiares eran una forma vital de conexión y entretenimiento.

    Walking Across Egypt
    Killer Diller
    North Carolina

    • North Carolina

      • 142 páginas
      • 5 horas de lectura

      Take a photographic journey through the spectacular scenery of North Carolina with notable landscape photographer George Humphries. From the magnificent and enigmatic Great Smoky Mountains to the green, rolling hills of Piedmont, to the stately pine-covered dunes and fragile islands of the Coastal Plain, the sheer beauty of the Tar Heel State is captured in this splendid volume. Travel along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and visit the grand Roanoke River. Explore the capes, islands, and beaches of North Carolina's glorious coast. Visit captivating historical sites across the state. A moving and nostalgic essay by Clyde Edgerton brings the people, culture, and history of North Carolina to life.

      North Carolina
      4,3

    • Killer Diller

      "Wonderful...Clyde Edgerton tells us another of his lovely tall tales." LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW Listre, North Carolina, is jumping. The Sears twins, Ted and Ned, who run a Baptist college, have opened Nutrition House for overweight Christians. Meanwhile their Project Promise is busy matching the educationally disadvantaged with wayward youth who want to share their talents. Enter Wesley Benfield, a prime candidate for Project Promise, with a special place in his heart for Baptist songwriting, preaching, and a wide, iron-pumping girl over at the Nutrition House. The Lord only knows where Wesley will go from here.... From the Paperback edition.

      Killer Diller
      3,3