The Collected Stories of Peter Taylor

by Peter Taylor

Book Overview

Described by Anne Tyler as "the undisputed master of the short story form," Peter Taylor imbued his stories with a powerful sense of the conflicts between the old rural society and the increasingly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031242020X
• ISBN13: 9780312420208
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 535 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Collected Stories and Taught Writing

"Collected Stories" is a standard name for books that aren't complete - that don't include all of a writer's work. Those are called "The Complete Short Stories of AUTHOR." The reviewer who mentioned Taylor's "taught" stories may have meant "taut" - that is, not "instructed" but rather "tight" or "tense" (referring to the quality of his writing - not necessarily the content or subject matter). Taylor is a Southern writer and I love Southern writers. Must read.

Amazing, under-read writer

Peter Taylor is a master stylist, writing taught, compelling Southern fiction. It is surprising he's not more widely read.

A Master's Masterpieces: Southern, thoughtful, modern, homey

This is my favorite compilation of short stories. The best are Dean of Men, At the Drugstore, Miss Leonora When Last Seen, and First Heat, which is the best fictional representation of the political mind ever written. The stories represent the many faces of the shifts in the Southern and American cultures that have troubled and consumed us for most of the century. To know thyself, know Peter Taylor.