Southern Literature Reading List

     My favorite genre is Southern Lit. and I have been making my way slowly through as many types of these types of books as I can manage! :-)  My favorite authors are Hurston, Eudora Welty, and Flannery O'Connor. I decided to google top books listed in this genre and found these listed on Amazon. If you are bored this summer and need to find a good read, many of these on this list are excellent....my favorite of all time is Seraph on the Suwanee, by Hurston! :-)

The Best Southern Literature A Listmania! list by Alina A. Stefanescu (Alabama)     Share with friends   1.  The Thanatos Syndrome: A Novel by Walker Percy The list author says:   "Excellent account of the tragedy of good intentions in the modern world." $11.56   Used & New from: $1.36    (21 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 2.  Ava's Man by Rick Bragg The list author says:   "The deeper, darker South well-worth the haunt." $10.04   Used & New from: $0.01    (81 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 3.  As I Lay Dying: The Corrected Text by William Faulkner The list author says:   "The best of Faulkner." $9.36   Used & New from: $0.51    (206 customer reviews) | 4 customer discussions Create your own Listmania! with this product 4.  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass The list author says:   "Though not quite literature, this book is certainly a backbone for appreciating modern Southern literature." $3.99   Used & New from: $0.01    (130 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 5.  The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty $9.32   Used & New from: $0.01    (52 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 6.  Strange Fruit by Lillian Eugenia Smith The list author says:   "A classic love interracial love story." $11.90   Used & New from: $1.46    (6 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 7.  Fair and Tender Ladies (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Lee Smith The list author says:   "A peep into the tea parties." Used & New from: $1.89    (50 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 8.  Wise Blood: A Novel by Flannery O'Connor The list author says:   "A longer stroll in the dogwood-laced world of Flannery O'Connor." $10.20   Used & New from: $4.00    (66 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 9.  The Known World by Edward P. Jones The list author says:   "Pulitzer-prize winning novel by one of the top Southern writers alive today." $11.55   Used & New from: $3.05    (316 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion Create your own Listmania! with this product 10.  Stars Fell on Alabama (Library Alabama Classics) by Carl Lamson Carmer The list author says:   "A must." $21.33    (5 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 11.  Tender by James W. Canan $27.00   Used & New from: $0.50    (6 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 12.  Dairy Queen Days by Robert Inman Used & New from: $0.01    (12 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 13.  Spring Harvest  The list author says:   "I am particularly fond of Mr. Strode's work since I used to stargaze on his front lawn in my high school days." Used & New from: $19.00 Create your own Listmania! with this product 14.  Cloudsplitter: A Novel by Russell Banks The list author says:   "Great fictional account of the years before the Civil War." $11.55   Used & New from: $0.01    (93 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 15.  Pretending the Bed is a Raft by Nanci Kincaid The list author says:   "Kincaid's brevity is her strong point when dealing with the tensions of daily life. A very graceful writer." $17.10   Used & New from: $0.30    (2 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product 16.  Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings (Perennial Classics) by Mark Twain $10.07   Used & New from: $3.00    (48 customer reviews) Create your own Listmania! with this product Want the entire list? If you have time, please comment and let me know your favorite books...I am always looking for something new and exciting to read! :)