Dec 26, 2009

Trick or Treat | What Do I Read Next?

City Life (1970) is Donald Barthelme’s third book of short stories. Barthelme was Powell’s writing mentor when Powell was studying for his Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing.

The Sound and the Fury (1929), by William Faulkner, is a southern Gothic novel about the decline of the Compson family from southern nobility to vice-riddled tragedy, told in the stream-of-consciousness style.

Set in South Carolina, Edisto (1984) is Powell’s first novel, a coming-of-age story about Simons Manigault. Edisto garnered Powell much critical...