{"product_id":"faulkner-mississippi-paperback","title":"Faulkner, Mississippi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdouard Glissant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, the Caribbean writer Edouard Glissant visited Rowan Oak, William Faulkner's home in Oxford, Mississippi. His visit spurred him to write a revelatory book about the work of one of our greatest but still least-understood American writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fascinating way to read Faulkner. . . .[Glissant's] case is nothing less than that, no matter how Faulkner's personal Furies twisted his public speech, Faulkner was a great, world-beating multiculturalist.\"-Jonathan Levi, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A sharp, challenging, and wholly unique tour of Yoknapatawpha County.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Passionate. . . . Glissant's prose sometimes vies with Faulkner's for intricacy and evocative nuance.\" -Scott McLemee, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Glissant tries to engage Faulkner on many fronts simultaneously, positioning himself as a critic, a fellow artist and as a descendant of slaves. . . He makes a convincing case that Faulkner is not just another 'dead white male author.'\"-Scott Yarbrough, \u003ci\u003eRaleigh News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[An] ambitious and, at times, rambunctious expedition into Yoknapatawpha County.\" -Christine Schwartz Hartley, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.51 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736741777471,"sku":"9780226299945","price":69.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/655df6eaa08ddc2ca68bbca07f4f16e4_d3328773-9c44-46af-b989-3a406dea1f19.webp?v=1765147701","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/faulkner-mississippi-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}