Ellen Gilchrist: Collected Stories

By Ellen Gilchrist

Book Overview

With the publication of 1983's The Annunciation, Ellen Gilchrist established herself as a teller of charming, bittersweet tales of the modern South.

Suffused with wit, irony, and the bittersweet complications of love, the writings of Ellen Gilchrist occupy a unique place in American fiction. From early novels such as The Annunciation to recent story collections such as Flights of Angels, Gilchrist writes with a keen insight into the foibles of human nature, while narrating the off-kilter lives of her delightfully eccentric and unforgettable characters. The stories in this volume, selected by Gilchrist herself, constitute the best--and best-loved--work of one of the finest storytellers in modern southern literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316193658
• ISBN13: 9780316193658
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Southern Women

The characters in her fiction are rich, complex, redeemed and willful. Nora is brave as she faces her pregnancy alone and gives birth to twins virtually on her own, Miss Crystal is a loveable and willful alcoholic who is much more than her behavior illustrates, Freddy is a hopeless and loyal romantic, and Traceleen is my personal favorite with narrations that are vivid and heart-warming. These southern ladies are innovative, eccentric, in pursuit of love and on the rebound from past loves. They are survivors and embody all that makes the South such an interesting place to live. In the vein of Eudora Welty, Gilchrist is a fresh and inspiring voice.