Description
Masterfully wrought and keenly observed, Mountain Path draws on Harriette Simpson Arnow's experiences as a schoolteacher in downtrodden Pulaski County, Kentucky, deep in the heart of Appalachia, prior to WWII. Far from a quaint portrait of rural life, Arnow's novel documents hardships, poverty, illiteracy, and struggles. She also recognizes a fragile cultural richness, one characterized by "those who like open fires, hounds, children, human talk and song instead of TV and radio, the wisdom of the old who had seen all of life from birth to death," and which has since been eroded by the advent of highways and industry. In Mountain Path, Arnow exquisitely captures the voices, faces, and ways of a people she cared for deeply, and who evoked in her a deep respect and admiration.
About the Author
Harriette Simpson Arnow (1908-1986) was born in Kentucky and later moved to Detroit, the setting of her best-known work, The Dollmaker. Arnow is among the foremost chroniclers of Appalachian life and the great postwar migration north.
Book Information
ISBN 9781611860580
Author Harriette Simpson Arnow
Format Paperback
Page Count 274
Imprint Michigan State University Press
Publisher Michigan State University Press
Weight(grams) 426g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm
