Erskine Caldwell Libros
17 de diciembre de 1903 – 11 de abril de 1987
Erskine Caldwell fue un autor estadounidense cuyas obras se centraron en la pobreza, el racismo y los problemas sociales en el Sur de su país natal. Sus descripciones contundentes de la vida en la región le valieron el reconocimiento de la crítica, aunque su obra también resultó controvertida entre sus compatriotas del Sur, quienes sintieron que estaba exponiendo la región a la burla. El estilo de Caldwell se caracteriza por su cruda honestidad y su capacidad para exponer las tensiones subyacentes dentro de la sociedad estadounidense. Su escritura sigue siendo relevante por su examen de los desafíos sociales duraderos.
A semi-autobiography of the childhood of Alan Kent, from early manhood to artist. The text includes brief, graphic sketches which illustrate the struggle against various hardening effects of a brutal and seemingly indifferent world.
Focusing on his journey as a writer, the memoir highlights Erskine Caldwell's intense dedication and the challenges he faced during his early career. It delves into his struggles to discover his unique voice, alongside his diverse experiences from arduous labor to prestigious roles in radio, film, and journalism. Caldwell's narrative provides a vivid account of his formative years, emphasizing the perseverance required to become one of the most prominent and controversial authors of his era.
In 1965, more than five decades after his forced estrangement from his black boyhood friend Bisco, Erskine Caldwell set out across the South to find him. On the journey, which took him from South Carolina to Arkansas, Caldwell spoke to many people on the pretense of asking Bisco's a black college professor in Atlanta, Georgia; a white real estate salesman in Demopolis, Alabama; a black sharecropper in the Yazoo Basin of the Mississippi Delta; a transplanted white New England housewife in Bastrop, Louisiana; and others. Eighteen of those conversations, with Caldwell's commentary, make up this book.Caldwell made his journey at the zenith of the civil rights movement. Bisco, whom Caldwell never found, becomes a symbol for the South's race problem, to which he sought an answer in the emotions, experiences, and attitudes of those he encountered.
Set during the Depression in the depleted farmlands surrounding Augusta, Georgia, this is the story of the Lesters, a family of destitute white sharecroppers. Debased by their poverty, they fear they will descend to a lower rung on the social ladder than the black families who live near them. číst celé
Erskine Caldwell's work captures the stark realities of Southern life, depicting characters like impoverished sharecroppers and repressed farmwives with unflinching honesty. His unique vision sparked intense reactions, earning him both acclaim from literary figures such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and criticism for his provocative themes. Despite being labeled a sensationalist, Caldwell was once celebrated as "America's most popular author." Today, however, his reputation has faded, leaving him in the shadows of literary history.
