A significant voice in modern Southern fiction, Reynolds Price (1933-2011) was an American poet, novelist, dramatist, and essayist. He was the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is well known for his first novel, A Long and Happy Life (1962) as well as his 1986 novel, Kate Vaiden, and his memoir, Clear Pictures (1989).
Fiction
Spring 1991
Long Night
In your rented Fiat, the size of a roller skate, you can drive south from the heart of Jerusalem and be in Bethlehem in fifteen minutes. It also makes an […]
Nonfiction
Spring 1989
A Normal, All but Fatal, Childhood
A close watch on any normal infant is likely to see that its prime emotions are hunger and fear—fear of hunger, pain and whatever nameless dreads prowl the sleep behind […]
Weekend Reads
Long Night
From The Kenyon Review, New Series, Spring 1991, Vol. XIII, No. 2 In your rented Fiat, the size of a roller skate, you can drive south from the heart of […]