| Flood: A Romance of Our Time Contributor(s): Warren, Robert Penn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807129186 ISBN-13: 9780807129180 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: Two film makers arrive in a small Tennessee town which will soon vanish when the massive dam being built downriver is completed. Originally published in 1963, this is Warren's last novel and a eulogy for the agrarian South." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003054344 |
| Series: Voices of the South |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 5.46" W x 8.66" (1.17 lbs) 440 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - Tennessee |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1963, this powerful novel spools a rewarding, dramatic storyline while it probes the deeper philosophical search for self-definition in modern life and the symbolic demise of the agrarian South from technological progress. Flood begins with the arrival of two men in a small Tennessee town -- Brad Tolliver, long-absent native son and successful screenwriter, and Yasha Jones, famous director and stranger to the region. Their purpose is to create a great film about the town, which will soon vanish when the massive dam being built downriver is completed. The town's inhabitants come vividly to life as past and present forces prepare them for a climactic new beginning to their world. |