Lyle Saxon (1891–1946)
Autore di Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales
Sull'Autore
Lyle Saxon (1891-1946) ranks among Louisiana's most outstanding writers. During the 1920s and 1930s he was the central figure in the region's literary community, and was widely known as a raconteur and bon vivant. During the Depression he directed the state WPA Writers Project.
Fonte dell'immagine: uncredited photo at Nutrias.org
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Saxon, Lyle Chambers
- Data di nascita
- 1891
- Data di morte
- 1946
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Bellingham, Washington, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - Attività lavorative
- journalist
- Organizzazioni
- The Times-Picayune
- Breve biografia
- http://www.glbtqarchive.com/literatur...
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- Opere
- 12
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 585
- Popolarità
- #42,856
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 5
- ISBN
- 19
I was able to find this rare first edition (1945) for my Louisiana book collection for $50 on eBay from the Catholic Charities of NE Kansas in Overland, KS. All proceeds went to charity.
A very unique read! The extended title is a little deceiving. This was mostly centered around Creole folklore and many religious superstitions in, specifically, New Orleans in early 1940’s. But, there were many odd stories presented by way of real life interviews with a few elders of the city of New Orleans describing their memories of certain events that actually took place and some photos included to go along with the stories. Not all of the stories in this book are folklore; some are actually true. You can also Google some of the other people he writes about and actually find old photos of them online. These stories you may never hear or read about anywhere else. It seems they were gathered just in time, as some of the interviewees were in their 80’s and 90’s in the early 1940’s when these interviews were taking place. They would have been born between about 1850 and 1860 and would have seen a lot of changes over their lifetime. If you are Creole, or have Creole blood, you will find this book extremely interesting. Who knows, you might even find your ancestor’s name mentioned. I looked forward to each chapter because it was a completely different story on something that happened in New Orleans. Some stories were very intriguing, while others, I yawned my way through.… (altro)