--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Charlie Williams"
<cs_will@...> wrote:
>
> A bit redundant now because you've heard what you
wanted to hear, but
> I can't help but join the Erskine Caldwell chorus of
approval. Al
> introduced me to him (not literally) some time ago
and I couldn't
> believe he'd slipped me by up until then. TB, GLA
and THE BASTARD
> (gotta love the title) are brilliantly observed,
absorbing and full
> of demonic humour. And I don't think I've read a
more stealthily
> powerful short story than Savannah River
Payday.
>
> Charlie
>
>
Am I right in saying that Caldwell's later books were first
published in the UK? I am sure I read it in an aticle on him
which said that it was a sign that he had lost the interest
of American readers.Seems a sad ending to his career if true.
Can anyone confirm? I remember in my early days in the
library then that we always ordered his books
pre-publication, as our stock selector saw him as a classic
reprepresentative of American literature - though the issues
the books got did not exactly show that readers felt the
same.
Regards John
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