Kinflicks (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Lisa Alther
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1960’s, early 1970’s
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: 1960’s, 1970’s, Memory, Suicide, South or Southerners, New England, Women, Death or dying, Terminal illness or terminally ill, Motorcycles or motorbikes
- Locales: Boston, MA, Tennessee, Vermont
Places Discussed
Hullsport. Fictional town in east Tennessee, modeled on the real Kingsport, Tennessee, Lisa Alther’s hometown. Alther’s protagonist, Ginny Babcock, grows up in Hullsport, where the local chemical plant owned by her father, Major Babcock spews smoke as it manufactures munitions to support the Korean War effort and ships top secret materials to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
When Ginny was growing up in Hullsport, debutante balls, bouffant hairdos, southern drawls, and flag waving were as much a part of town life as kudzu...
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