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Don't know why it took me so long to get back around to your blog. I, too, had difficulty deciphering Barry's letters and it seemed his handwriting got worse and worse over the last year. It would be awesome to see a collection of his short stories by Grove Atlantic, as rumored.
Commented Apr 1, 2010 on Go Easy, Godfather, and No F'ing Pity at Rhythm and Books
Go Easy, Godfather, and No F'ing Pity
On Monday we lost Barry Hannah, godfather of Mississippi letters. Here was a man who could part a bookstore or barroom crowd like royalty, out of respect for his command of language and his mythic character. This in an age when the power of the written word sometimes barely raises an eyebrow...
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