Robert Morgan (b. 1944) is one of the most distinguished writers in southern and Appalachian literature, celebrated for his novels, poetry, short fiction, and historical and biographical writing, totaling more than thirty volumes. Morgan's work gives voice to the traditionally underrepresented people of southern Appalachia, and his appearances in such popular venues as The Oprah Winfrey Show, National Public Radio's Morning Edition, and the New York Times Bestseller List have contributed to his wide readership and successful dismantling of Hollywood stereotypes that still dog the region in the nation's larger consciousness. His writing makes a case for the dignity of work, the beauty and terror of the landscape, and the essential value of creating a community and learning to live in the world.The interviews in Conversations with Robert Morgan provide readers and scholars the first stand-alone book on Morgan's long and fascinating career as a master of multiple genres, and make a significant contribution to the understanding of American, southern, and Appalachian literature and culture. Collected here are five decades of interviews that cover such topics as literary influence, the impact of war on family and community, poetic and narrative craft, the role of environmentalism in American literature, and the journey from impoverished North Carolina mountain boy to award-winning Ivy League professor. Morgan is Kappa Alpha Professor of English at Cornell University, where he has taught since 1971. Readers will learn about writing across multiple genres, craft that can be learned and practiced by a writer, and studying the past for those present truths that create what Morgan values most in literature, "a community across time."

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Information

Publisher

University Press of Mississippi

Year

2019

ISBN

9781496825735

Topic

Literature

Subtopic

Literary Biographies

Index

Literature

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Chronology
Interview with Robert Morgan
Interview with Robert Morgan
Imagination, Memory, and Region: A Conversation
A Conversation with Robert Morgan
An Interview with Robert Morgan
The Art of Far and Near: An Interview with Robert Morgan
Getting the Voices Right: A Conversation with Robert Morgan about The Gardener’s Son
The Poetics of Work: An Interview with Robert Morgan
Interview with Robert Morgan
The Moral Ambiguity of That Time: A Conversation with Robert Morgan
The Authentic Reader: An Interview with Robert Morgan
An Interview with Robert Morgan
The More Mysterious: An Interview with Robert Morgan
After the Fighting, the Scars Remain: An Interview with Robert Morgan on His War Literature
Interview: Robert Morgan
“Music of the Spheres” Heard as “World Opening onto World”: An Interview with Robert Morgan
To Connect with That beyond Ourselves: An Interview with Robert Morgan
Additional Resources and Selected Bibliography
About the Editors