{"product_id":"something-in-common","title":"Something in Common","description":"The nineteen stories that this memorable collection comprises are a powerful testament to the continuing vitality of the literary tradition in Louisiana. \u003ci\u003eSomething in Common\u003c\/i\u003e includes work by such well-known Louisiana writers as Walker Percy, Ernest Gaines, Shirley Ann Grau, and André Dubus, as well as stories by younger writers whose reputations are still being established. Together the stories provide a remarkable record of the vigor of fiction in Louisiana as the twentieth century draws to a close.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough contemporary, these stories are a result of the habit of telling tales that goes back to the earliest days of the state's history. They come from writers who may now live in Maine or California but who remember that our stories become a mirror in which we can see ourselves and know who we are, and where we have come from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stories have in common a fundamental belief in the power of the written word to define a particular place and time. They testify to the rich culture of the past, when Louisiana's ways set it apart, and to present that is pulling the state to be part of social forces once foreign to its ways. They reveal a society of several races and many histories, with fading definitions of traditional roles and changing family patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditionally, these stories depict the changes brought on by merging the old with the new. They rehearse the familiar themes of good, evil, freedom, and reality with a voice not heard in the Louisiana of the past. To establish tradition they bring a fresh point of view. \u003ci\u003eSomething in Common\u003c\/i\u003e remembers the past, shows us the present, and points the way to the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Stories and Authors:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Pearl, \u003c\/i\u003eStella Nesanovich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe New Orleans of Possibilities, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Madden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBlue Cat Club, \u003c\/i\u003eElton Glaser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMr. Bo William Mills Because I Was Naked, \u003c\/i\u003eJames H. Wilson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Peaceful Eye, \u003c\/i\u003eMartha Lacy Hall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eReunion, \u003c\/i\u003eJohn William Corrington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Man Outside, \u003c\/i\u003eShirley Ann Grau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Goose and the Thorn, \u003c\/i\u003eDev Hathaway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhen The Bang Comes, She'll be Lying in Bed Dreaming, \u003c\/i\u003ePatrick Andrews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Turtles, \u003c\/i\u003eErnest Gaines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSieur Iberville\u003c\/i\u003e, Walker Percy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Father's Story, \u003c\/i\u003eAndré Dubus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePiccadilly\u003c\/i\u003e, John S. Tarlton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBeach Balls, Gold Stars, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, Frederick Barton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Auctioneer, \u003c\/i\u003eCarl Wooton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThere Are No Birds in Hoboken, \u003c\/i\u003eJames Knudsen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAnnie, Listening, \u003c\/i\u003eNancy Richard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Mississippiman's Son, \u003c\/i\u003eAlbert Belisle Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Louisiana State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55807331631448,"sku":"9780807116449","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/something-in-common","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}