Best of LSU Fiction, is a long-overdue collection of the great fiction writers who have been associated with Louisiana State University. Beginning with three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Penn Warren, this anthology records the journey of LSU's prestigious literary tradition.Arranged chronologically, original author biographies introduce every title on the table of contents and reveal the connections and influences among the writers. Whether you are rediscovering the work of literary legends Robert Penn Warren, Walker Percy, Jean Stafford, Peter Taylor, Vance Bourjaily, and Charles East or reading contemporary writers like David Madden, James Gordon Bennett, Valerie Martin, Andrei Codrescu, Tim Parrish, Matt Clark, Michael Griffith, Allen Wier, and Olympia Vernon, each story will deepen your appreciation of the talent LSU has produced and supported.

Judy Kahn received her BA and MA in English from Louisiana State University before beginning her long teaching career in the LSU English department. She retired in 2005 and continues to play an active role in the LSU literary community.

 

Nolde Alexius has served on the faculty of the LSU English department since 1999. Her fiction has been published in The Southern Review, Phoebe, and So To Speak. She holds an MFA in creative writing from George Mason University and a BA in English and Drama from Randolph-Macon College.

ISBN: 9780615351742

Paperback

272 pages

6.6 x 9.9

LSU Press, 2012