Meredith Sue Willis's Out of the Mountains is a collection of thirteen short stories set in contemporary Appalachia. Firmly grounded in place, the stories voyage out into the conflicting cultural identities that native Appalachians experience as they balance mainstream and mountain identities. Willis's stories explore the complex negotiations between longtime natives of the region and its newcomers and the rifts that develop within families over current issues such as mountaintop removal and homophobia. Always, however, the situations depicted in these stories are explored in the service of a deeper understanding of the people involved, and of the place. This is not the mythic version of Appalachia, but the Appalachia of the twenty-first century.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ohio University Press
ISBN-13
9780821419205
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95831963
Product Key Features
Book Title
Out of the Mountains: Appalachian Stories
Author
Meredith Sue Willis
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Zoology, Short Stories, Literary Theory
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
180 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Meredith Sue Willis
Series Title
Series in Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Appalachia
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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