Barry Hannah Criticism: Further Reading

Burgin, Richard. "Burnt-Out Cases." Washington Post Book World XXIII, No. 11 (14 March 1993): 8. (Reviews Bats out of Hell, noting the savagery of Hannah's characters and the blackness of his humor.)

Edwards, Thomas R. "Sad Young Men." The New York Review of Books XXXVI, No. 13 (17 August 1989): 52-3. (Review of Boomerang, Dennis Cooper's Closer, and Paul Auster's Moon Palace.)

Krulish, Robert R. Review of Never Die, by Barry Hannah. West Coast Review of Books 16, No. 2 (1991): 46. (Highly unfavorable assessment of Never Die.)

Rafferty, Terrence. "Gunsmoke and Voodoo." The Nation 240, No. 21 (1 June 1985): 677-79. (Examines the short stories in Captain Maximus.)

Raksin, Alex. Review of Boomerang, by Barry Hannah. The Los Angeles Times Book Review (7 May 1989): 6. (Favorable review of Boomerang.)

Spikes, Michael P. "What's in a Name? A Reading of Barry Hannah's Ray." The Mississippi Quarterly* XLII, No. 1 (Winter 1988–1989): 69-82. (In-depth examination of the title character of Hannah's third novel.)

Stade, George. "Lives of Noisy Desperation." The New York Times Book Review LXXXX, No. 23 (9 June 1985): 14. (Review of Captain Maximus.)

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