Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 476 g
South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 476 g
ISBN: 978-1-61117-250-8
Verlag: University of South Carolina Press
In <em>State of the Heart</em>, Aïda Rogers has crafted an artful love letter to our state, with contributions from a host of nationally and regionally recognised writers who have written short essays on the South Carolina places that they cherish. This anthology provides a multifaceted historical and personal view of the Palmetto State.<br><br>Thematically organised, this collection offers a geographic and emotional scope that is as diverse as its contributors. Sportswriters describe beloved arenas; historians reflect on church ruins and forts. A playwright recalls the magic of her first theatre experience; a food writer revels in a coastal joint that serves fresh oysters. Backyards, front porches, a small library at a children's home, the Savannah River Site, and places that are gone except in the memories of the writers who loved them—these are just a few of the locales covered, all showing how South Carolina has changed and inspired people in a variety of ways.<br><br><em>State of the Heart </em>evokes a sense of history and timelessness by bringing together heartfelt responses to South Carolina rooted in memory, drawing on reflection, inspiration, and love. The anthology reveals a state that is more than a playground for tourists; it is a state of human hiding places that echo in the hearts of its literary citizens. Though presented as a book about place, the collection is ultimately about our shared connections to one another, to a complex common past, and to ongoing efforts to frame and build a future of promise and possibility.
