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Aug 12, 2011 · The world made straight by Ron Rash, 2006, H. Holt edition, in English - 1st ed.
Feb 1, 2024 · Rash, the Parris distinguished professor in Appalachian cultural studies at WCU, has been named to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame. “We are thrilled that Ron Rash is being inducted in the NC Literary Hall of fame, a well-deserved honor,” said David Kinner, dean of WCU’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Ron Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall, in addition to four prizewinning novels, including The Cove, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, and The World Made Straight; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them Burning Bright, which won the 2010 Frank O’Connor International Short Story ...
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Oct 7, 2014 · Ron Rash. 3.52. 5,964 ratings835 reviews. Les, a long-time sheriff nearing retirement, contends with the ravages of poverty and crystal meth in his small Appalachian town. Nestled in a beautiful hollow of the Appalachians, his is a tight-knit community rife with secrets and suspicious of outsiders. Becky, a park ranger, arrives in this remote ...
Mar 27, 2015 · The first act is filled with an overuse of score, gauzy camerawork and slow-mo montages of people riding horseback and making love by candlelight. But as the narrative gets darker and death enters this little world, Bier loses the romantic, old-fashioned filmmaking style, and the entire affair just becomes dour and depressing, which is all the ...
Sep 26, 2023 · Rash writes with finesse and affection, as usual, of western North Carolina and its people. But the mood isn't mere nostalgia—there's a flint and an unflinching realism underneath, especially in his portrayal of the stalwart, utterly solid Blackburn Gant, that elevates the novel. Rash's 20th book is among his best. Share your opinion of this ...
