The Storytellers (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Fred Chappell
- First Published: 1985
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The 1940's
- Setting: Western North Carolina
- Principal Characters: Jess, Joe Robert, Uncle Zeno
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Children, United States or Americans, South or Southerners, Art or artists, 1940’s, Brothers, Storytelling, Boys
- Locales: North Carolina
The Story
The narrator begins by questioning whether the events he is about to recount actually occurred. Certainly, Jess says, there was an Uncle Zeno in his Appalachian childhood, but he cannot remember much about him as a person. What lingers in his memory is primarily a voice, telling stories. Uncle Zeno then takes over the narrative.
Zeno's first story concerns a great hunter, Lacey Joe Blackman, whose dearest possession is an heirloom watch; a retired farmer, Setback Williams, who now spends his time growing apples; and a bear who is protected by the park service,...
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