| Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You: Stories Contributor(s): Chappell, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312168349 ISBN-13: 9780312168346 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1997 Annotation: One of the most acclaimed books of 1996, this novel is rich with the music of the Southern mountains and the stories of their people. Jess Kirkman's grandmother is dying, and as her family gathers around her, Jess remembers the tales she and his mother have passed down to him. Fred Chappell assembles a chorus of women's voices that sing and share and celebrate the common song of life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Southern - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 96017313 |
| Series: Kirkman Family Cycle |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You is rich with the music of the Southern mountains and the stories of their people. Jess Kirkman's grandmother is dying, and Jess remembers the tales she and his mother have passed down to him--a chorus of women's voices that sing and share and celebrate the common song of life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chappell, Fred: - Fred Chappell is the award-winning author of more than twenty books of poetry and fiction, including I Am One of You Forever, Brighten the Corner Where You Are, and Look Back All the Green Valley. He has received many major prizes, including the Bollingen Prize in Poetry from Yale University and the Award in Literature from the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He lives with his wife, Susan in Greensboro, North Carolina. |