{"product_id":"conversations-with-dorothy-allison-9781496825544","title":"Conversations with Dorothy Allison","description":"Since the publication of her groundbreaking novel, \u003ci\u003eBastard Out of Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e, Dorothy Allison (b. 1949) has been known--along with Larry Brown and Lee Smith--as a purveyor of the working-class, contemporary South. Allison has frequently used her position, through passionate lectures and enthusiastic interviews, to give voice to issues dear to her: poverty, working-class life, domestic violence, feminism and women's relationships, the contemporary South, and gay\/lesbian life. Often called a \"writer-rock star\" and a \"cult icon,\" Allison is a true performer of the written word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the same time, Allison also takes the craft of writing very seriously. In this collection, spanning almost two decades, Allison the performer and Allison the careful craftsperson both emerge, creating a portrait of a complex woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the absence of a biography of Allison's life, \u003ci\u003eConversations with Dorothy Allison \u003c\/i\u003epresents Allison's perspectives on her life, literature, and her conflicted role as a public figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMae Miller Claxton\u003c\/b\u003e is professor at Western Carolina University. She is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Ron Rash\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTeaching the Works of Eudora Welty: Twenty-First-Century Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873423495442,"sku":"9781496825544","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5105caa2-29fd-4c04-848a-dadf85685121.jpg?v=1737933278","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/conversations-with-dorothy-allison-9781496825544","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}