Comments on: Mississippi Writers

By: supercynic

supercynic — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:17:59 +0000

Faulkner, Morris, Buffet, Percy, et al., need no further kudos from little ole me. But Greg Iles is an often overlooked great story-teller. Yes, he’s had numerous NY Times bestsellers, but bring him up in conversation and you’ll often get blank stares. I’ve read everyone of his books. The endings tend to be somewhat fantastical, but they’re cliffhangers and he’s great at character development. In his last book, you find yourself rooting for the adulteress in a marriage because the husband goes ballistic on her. I was halfway through the book before I realized he was making a very valid point (whether he knew it or not) which is that most things are not black and white. And one person’s wrongs do not excuse another’s wrongful reactions. And he went to Ole Miss.

By: travellinbaen

travellinbaen — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:35:08 +0000

Thanks for the cool link.

By: Anne Bromley

Anne Bromley — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:21:41 +0000

Although Faulkner only lived in Charlottesville, Va. for a few of his last years, he made a huge impact and left a legacy at the University of Virginia library, including 45 tapes of lectures, discussions and readings. Part of a recent symposium at U.Va. presented the first of these tapes to be restored. The preservation department is still working on this project, with funding from the late Jill Faulkner Summers, the writer’s only daughter. These short excerpts are great for anyone who loves Faulkner or is the least bit interested to listen to:

http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/press/faulkner/multimedia.html