A comprehensive analysis of all Lee Smith's fiction, including her short stories, this study argues that Smith's fiction examines the psychological challenges of living in a society that is, on some level, ""rootless."" Using post-structuralist theory and narratology, Bennett elucidates Smith's unique narrative explorations of identity. She argues that Smith has made an important contribution to southern literature, in her consistent focus on the southerner's post-Civil War self-conflict, and to contemporary literature in general.

Book Information
ISBN 9781940771076
Author Tanya Bennett
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint University Press of North Georgia
Publisher University Press of North Georgia