Let the Dead Bury Their Dead

"Nothing short of a wonder-book."--New York Times Book Review

The story collection that hailed the arrival of an essential voice in southern literature--a sharp, rich exploration of what it means to poor, Black, and gay in the United States.

A three-year-old boy begins to deliver messages from dead relatives. A zombie uprising is led by an evil preacher. A woman is haunted by a child her husband may have drowned. A pig talks. The stories in Let the Dead Bury Their Dead embody the type of fiction that defined Randall Kenan's career: set in the thinly veiled fictional Carolina town of Tims Creek, they follow a diverse cast of Southern folkways, and stare into a long shadow of history. A stunning mix of magic, myth, and folktales, Kenan masterfully portrays a world of varied voices, and in wondrous prose, brings to life the ghosts of our past and present.

Author: Randall Kenan
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Published: 06/04/1993
Series: Harvest American Writing
Pages: 348
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780156505154