The Gaudy Place by Fred Chappell

Fred Chappell is an icon in the field of Appalachian literature. No other regional author received so many national and international awards as this sub-genre was being established.  Poetry, stories, novels, you name it. AND, check it out - so many of the next generation of regional writers received their MFA from Chappell's UNC-G program!  Chappell grew up in Canton, North Carolina and is a past Poet Laureate of North Carolina. This book will transport you to the Asheville, North Carolina, that existed before the hipsters descended upon it. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, A 1994 paperback reprint of a 1973 release.  178 pages. Trade paperback.