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James Alan McPherson

    James Alan McPherson was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American short story writer and essayist whose early career was dedicated to crafting stories and essays, almost exclusively for The Atlantic. He gained significant recognition at age 35 with the Pulitzer Prize for his story collection, Elbow Room. McPherson articulated a profound philosophy of American citizenship, valuing the ability to experience diversity, engage with its people, find humor in its absurdities, distill wisdom from its tragedies, and synthesize these experiences internally without losing one's self.

    Elbow Room
    Literary Savannah
    • Literary Savannah

      • 283 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      The statues of Savannah's Monument Square are silent. The statue of the solemn girl in Bonaventure Cemetery -- made famous in John Berendt's blockbuster book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil -- can't speak. Only Savannah's literary monuments can give voice to the diverse history of one of America's greatest cities; one that has for centuries inspired fascination worldwide.

      Literary Savannah
    • Eine wunderschöne Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten, die das Verhältnis zwischen Schwarzen und Weißen heute erkundet. Elbow Room ist voller Wärme und Humor. Kühn und sehr real untersuchen diese zwölf Geschichten eine Welt, die wir alle kennen, aber schwer zu definieren finden. Ob eine Geschichte den Mut junger Straßenkämpfer dämpft oder die Selbsttäuschung eines gescheiterten Predigers durchdringt, die Dreistigkeit eines Mörders herausfordert oder die Eifersucht zweier Liebender explodieren lässt, James Alan McPherson hat eine Vielzahl von eindringlichen Bildern und unvergesslichen Charakteren in einer unvergleichlichen Sammlung ehrlicher, meisterhafter Fiktion geschaffen.

      Elbow Room
      3.7