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SOUTHERN VOICES
The American South has produced a literature marked by richness and diversity. Much of this richness arises from the strong tradition of storytelling that still exists in the South. The writers on this list look at the South from a variety of perspectives, but all of them tell stories that draw the reader into the lives of the characters. The stories listed after the authors' names are a good place to begin, but most of these writers have many other works to choose from. If you need help finding any of these books, or other works of Southern fiction, ask a reference librarian for assistance.
Dorothy Allison — Bastard Out of Carolina
Wendell Berry — Fidelity: Five Stories
Arna Bontemps — Black Thunder
Olive Ann Burns — Cold Sassy Tree
Truman Capote — Other Voices, Other Rooms
Willa Cather — Sapphira and the Slave Girl
Fred Chappell — Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You
Pat Conroy — The Prince of Tides
William Faulkner — Light in August
Fannie Flagg — Coming Attractions: A Wonderful Novel
Shelby Foote — Shiloh: A Novel
Ernest Gaines — A Lesson Before Dying
Kaye Gibbons — Charms for the Easy Life
Ellen Glasgow — In This Our Life
Shirley Grau — The Keepers of the House
Zora Neale Hurston — Their Eyes Were Watching God
Harper Lee — To Kill a Mockingbird
Sharyn McCrumb — The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Carson McCullers — The Member of the Wedding
Flannery O'Connor — The Complete Stories
Walker Percy — The Last Gentleman
Katherine Anne Porter — Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Reynolds Price — Kate Vaiden
Mary Lee Settle — O Beulah Land
Anne Rivers Siddons — Peachtree Road
Lee Smith — The Devil's Dream
William Styron — A Tidewater Morning
Peter Hillsman Taylor — A Summons to Memphis
Jean Toomer — Cane
Alice Walker — Possessing the Secret of Joy
Robert Penn Warren — All the King's Men
Eudora Welty — Losing Battles
Richard Wright — Native Son(BT 3/98)
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