William Price Fox (1926–2015)

Autore di South Carolina, off the beaten path

16+ opere 195 membri 4 recensioni 1 preferito

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William Price Fox (April 9, 1926 - April 19, 2015) was an American novelist who was born in Waukegan, Illinois, and lived in South Carolina most of his life. He graduated from the University of South Carolina and wrote Southern Fried, Moonshine Light, Moonshine Bright, Dixiana Moon, and Doctor mostra altro Golf. His novels were rich in details from his South Carolina roots. Fox also wrote for USA Today, the Atlantic Monthly, Golf Digest, Golf Illustrated, Golf Magazine, Sports Illustrated, The Saturday Evening Post, Millionaire Magazine, American Heritage, the Los Angeles Times, and the Village Voice, as well as countless other publications. He died on April 19, 2015, at age 89. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

Opere di William Price Fox

Popolari Recenti

South Carolina, off the beaten path (1995) 40 copie

Satchel Paige's America (Alabama Fire Ant) (2005) 27 copie

Southern Fried Plus Six (1974) 21 copie

Dixiana Moon (1981) 20 copie

Ruby Red: A Novel (1971) 17 copie

Lunatic Wind: Surviving the Storm of the Century (1992) 16 copie

Southern Fried (1962) 12 copie

Moonshine Light, Moonshine Bright (1967) 12 copie

Doctor Golf (1963) 10 copie

Wild Blue Yonder (2002) 8 copie

Chitlin Strut and Other Madrigals (1983) 4 copie

Golfing in the Carolinas (1990) 2 copie

Contemporary Sources: Readings from Writer's Workshop (1982) 2 copie

How 'Bout Them Gamecocks! (1985) 2 copie

Moonshine Light, Moonshine Bright, a Novel 1 copia

Southern Fried Plus Six (1974) 1 copia

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Opere correlate

Tales Of The Diamond: Select Gems Of Baseball (1991) — Collaboratore — 21 copie

A Portrait of Southern Writers: Photographs (2000) — Collaboratore — 13 copie

South Carolina: A Scenic Discovery (1984) — Introduzione — 8 copie

Enjoying Stories (1987) — Collaboratore — 2 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale: Fox, William Price
Data di nascita: 1926-04-09
Data di morte: 2015-04-19
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Luogo di morte: Washington, D.C., USA
Luogo di residenza: Arlington, Virginia, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Istruzione: University of South Carolina
Attività lavorative: humorist
salesperson
professor
screenwriter
novelist
short-story writer
Relazioni: Gilbert, Sarah (1) (wife)
Organizzazioni: University of Iowa (Writers’ Workshop)
University of South Carolina

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Satchel Paige's America (Alabama Fire Ant) di William Price Fox

This is a wonderful book. The author is a professor from South Carolina. He went out to interview Paige in the early 1950's. He went to Kansas City and hung out with Paige, talking and drinking and talking.... The author inserts himself into the story in an interesting way & I was very curious about him.

OK, but...is it wonderful? Is it exploitative? Does it paint Paige as a story-telling (lying) hustler? The voice seems real to me but what do I know?

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franoscar | Jul 14, 2016 |

Southern Fried Plus 6 di William P. Fox

I picked up Southern Fried Plus 6 based on an article in a Columbia, SC publication called The Free Times. The author described it as one of the funniest novels he had ever read, and I became even more curious when it was mention that Fox was based in Columbia, where I lived at the time.

The novel is more a set of short stories, with almost all of them taking place in the South or with Southern characters. Though described as a humorist, Fox's sense of humor may be more refined than my tastes. A few parts made me chuckle, but overall the collection of stories aren't what I catagorize as humor. Instead, I believe Fox is brilliant at capturing a sense of attitude that is uniquely Southern. I wish I could do it more justice, but the picture I have in my mind is of Fox as a man telling tales on a front porch is a small town, deep into South Carolina.

Overall, I recommend this collection to anyone who has an interest in Southern culture, especially centered on Southern storytelling. It should be noted, this collection was written in the 1960's and there is very little that is politically correct about it. Still, it's a shame more people haven't read Fox's work. He's definitely worth checking out.… (altro)