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Doris Betts

Doris Betts

Hardcover

Series: United States Authors

Literary Criticism

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ISBN10: 0805778268
ISBN13: 9780805778267
Publisher: Twayne
Published: Oct 23 1997
Pages: 137
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.71 Width: 8.75 Depth: 8.78
Language: English

An introduction to Susan Betts, whose fiction frequently depicts blue-collar workers and middle-class people who demonstrate perseverance, cheerfulness, and a refusal to be victimized. The analysis is infused with biographical details and provides expert syntheses of Bettss stories and novels, including uncollected stories and works-in-progress. Highlights key people and events shaping the writers work: from the church-centered and patriotic Statesville, North Carolina, where Betts grew up in the aftermath of the Great Depression and during World War II, to her college contacts with writers such as Randall Jarrell, Robie Macauley, and Katherine Anne Porter.

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