The Postsouthern Sense of Place in Contemporary Fiction

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southern literary studies Fred Hobson, Editor Martyn Bone louisiana state university press baton rouge The Postsouthern Sense of Place in Contemporary Fiction Published by Louisiana State University Press Copyright © 2005 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Louisiana Paperback Edition, 2014 designer: Barbara Neely Bourgoyne typeface: Font Bureau Whitman library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Bone, Martyn, 1974– The postsouthern sense of place in contemporary fiction / Martyn Bone. p. cm.—(Southern literary studies) isbn 978-0-8071-5634-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)—isbn 978-0-8071-5635-3 (pdf)— isbn 978-0-8071-5636-0 (epub)—isbn 978-0-8071-5637-7 (mobi) 1. American fiction—Southern States—History and criticism. 2. American fiction— 20th century—History and criticism. 3. Southern States—Intellectual life—1865– 4. Southern States—In literature. 5. Place (Philosophy) in literature. 6. Atlanta (Ga.)— In literature. 7. Local color in literature. 8. Regionalism in literature. 9. Setting (Literature) I. Title. II. Series. ps261.B58 2005 813'.5093275—dc22 2004021169 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. ...