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Author: Susan Larson Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 0807153095 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 282
Book Description
The literary tradition of New Orleans spans centuries and touches every genre; its living heritage winds through storied neighborhoods and is celebrated at numerous festivals across the city. For booklovers, a visit to the Big Easy isn't complete without whiling away the hours in an antiquarian bookstore in the French Quarter or stepping out on a literary walking tour. Perhaps only among the oak-lined avenues, Creole town houses, and famed hotels of New Orleans can the lust of A Streetcar Named Desire, the zaniness of A Confederacy of Dunces, the chill of Interview with the Vampire, and the heartbreak of Walker Percy's Moviegoer begin to resonate. Susan Larson's revised and updated edition of The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans not only explores the legacy of Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner, but also visits the haunts of celebrated writers of today, including Anne Rice and James Lee Burke. This definitive guide provides a key to the books, authors, festivals, stores, and famed addresses that make the Crescent City a literary destination.
Author: Susan Larson Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 0807153095 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 282
Book Description
The literary tradition of New Orleans spans centuries and touches every genre; its living heritage winds through storied neighborhoods and is celebrated at numerous festivals across the city. For booklovers, a visit to the Big Easy isn't complete without whiling away the hours in an antiquarian bookstore in the French Quarter or stepping out on a literary walking tour. Perhaps only among the oak-lined avenues, Creole town houses, and famed hotels of New Orleans can the lust of A Streetcar Named Desire, the zaniness of A Confederacy of Dunces, the chill of Interview with the Vampire, and the heartbreak of Walker Percy's Moviegoer begin to resonate. Susan Larson's revised and updated edition of The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans not only explores the legacy of Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner, but also visits the haunts of celebrated writers of today, including Anne Rice and James Lee Burke. This definitive guide provides a key to the books, authors, festivals, stores, and famed addresses that make the Crescent City a literary destination.
Author: Susan Larson Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 0807153087 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 264
Book Description
The literary tradition of New Orleans spans centuries and touches every genre; its living heritage winds through storied neighborhoods and is celebrated at numerous festivals across the city. For booklovers, a visit to the Big Easy isn't complete without whiling away the hours in an antiquarian bookstore in the French Quarter or stepping out on a literary walking tour. Perhaps only among the oak-lined avenues, Creole town houses, and famed hotels of New Orleans can the lust of A Streetcar Named Desire, the zaniness of A Confederacy of Dunces, the chill of Interview with the Vampire, and the heartbreak of Walker Percy's Moviegoer begin to resonate. Susan Larson's revised and updated edition of The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans not only explores the legacy of Tennessee Williams and William Faulkner, but also visits the haunts of celebrated writers of today, including Anne Rice and James Lee Burke. This definitive guide provides a key to the books, authors, festivals, stores, and famed addresses that make the Crescent City a literary destination.
Author: Joy Dickinson Publisher: Citadel Press ISBN: 9780806525259 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 340
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One of America's most romantic and mysterious cities - its steamy languid climate; its cultural gumbo of Catholicism and voodoo, French past and Creole present; and its celebrated corruption, cuisine and cemeteries - all combine to make the Crescent City a magical place. A magic enhanced by Anne Rice's novels of the sensually supernatural. Newly updated, this guide offers a tour of hotels, gravesites, streets and places mentioned in these novels, complete with maps, photos, some usual and some unusual tourist information like the fictional settings of Anne's Vampires and Witches.
Author: Federal Writers Orleans Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780265485927 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 570
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Excerpt from New Orleans City Guide We are likewise indebted to the libraries, museums, and newspaper offices of the city and to the Association of Commerce for their con sistent cc-operation. Other acknowledgments are made in the text and in the bibliography. We are indebted for certain of the photographs to the New Orleans Association of Commerce, the times-picayune, and the Historic Amer ican Buildings Survey. Most of the photographs, however, and all of the drawings are the work of staff artists and photographers. Although few cross-references have been used in the text, the detailed index should make it simple for the reader to find whatever he is looking for. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Publisher: John Murray ISBN: 9781473679597 Category : African American families Languages : en Pages : 240
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Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Her family inhabits the upper echelon of Black society, and when she falls for no-account Renard, she is forced to choose between her life of privilege and the man she loves. In 1982, Evelyn's daughter, Jackie, is a frazzled single mother grappling with her absent husband's drug addiction. Just as she comes to terms with his abandoning the family, he returns, ready to resume their old life. Jackie's son, T.C., loves the creative process of growing marijuana more than the weed itself. He was a square before Hurricane Katrina, but the New Orleans he knew didn't survive the storm. Fresh out of a four-month stint for drug charges, T.C. decides to start over-until an old friend convinces him to stake his new beginning on one last deal.
Author: William Head Coleman Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780265379165 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 358
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Excerpt from Historical Sketch Book and Guide to New Orleans and Environs, With Map: Illustrated With Many Original Engravings; And Containing Exhaustive Accounts of the Traditions, Historical Legends, and Remarkable Localities of the Creole City Mardi Gras festivities, with their mid-day and nocturnal pageants surpassing anything of the kind, will this year be a feature of the winter, and the pen fails to describe their splendor. While all the country north of the Tennessee river is locked in ice its trees leafless and its homes stormed by fierce arctic winds, New Orleans smiles through the green Of orange and magnolia trees. Her gardens are bright and Odorous with flowers; the streets are filled with loungers and sight-seers; all the Open-air resorts are crowded; there is a busy hum of gaiety and music and laughter everywhere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Joan Garvey Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN: 9781455617425 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 324
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A brief history for New Orleans' greatest admirers. This concise history of the Crescent City contains chapters covering the Mississippi River, the city's founding, European rule, and more, updated with expanded jazz and African American sections. It is a must for every library and home, and for those who love New Orleans and its rich history.
Author: Susan Larson
Author: Susan Larson
Author: Susan Larson
Author: William Head Coleman
Author: Joy Dickinson
Author: Alexandra Ripley
Author: Federal Writers Orleans
Author: Federal Writers' Project
Author: Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
Author: William Head Coleman
Author: Joan Garvey