Dimestore A Writer’s Life
Dimestore A Writer’s Life by Lee Smith is a memoir published by Algonquin Books on April 4, 2017. This reprint edition spans 224 pages and is presented in English. In this work, Smith reflects on her upbringing in the mountains of Virginia, where her experiences in a small town filled with coal miners, tent revivals, and her father’s dimestore shaped her identity and literary voice. Through her narrative, she explores the rich culture of the Appalachian South, offering insights into her journey as a writer.
Readers will find a collection of fifteen essays that are both honest and perceptive, capturing the essence of a way of life that is rapidly fading. Smith’s storytelling is infused with humor and warmth, celebrating the absurdities of her past while providing a poignant look at her formative years. The memoir delves into themes of personal history and the literary figures that influenced her, making it a significant contribution to the genres of biography and personal memoirs.
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ÒA memoir that shines with a bright spirit, a generousÊheart and an entertaining knack for celebrating absurdity.ÓÑThe New York Times Book Review
ÒThis is Smith at her finest.ÓÑLibrary Journal, starred review
Set deep in the mountains of Virginia, the Grundy of Lee SmithÕs youth was a place of coal miners, tent revivals, mountain music, drive-in theaters, and her daddyÕs dimestore. When she was sent off to college to gain some Òculture,Ó she understood that perhaps the richest culture she would ever know was the one she was leaving. Lee SmithÕs fiction has always lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the Appalachian South. But never before has she written her own story.Ê
DimestoreÕs fifteen essays are crushingly honest, wise and perceptive, and superbly entertaining. Together, they create an inspiring story of the birth of a writer and a poignant look at a way of life that has all but vanished.
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