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News and Articles on Katherine Anne Porter
Writer list for WOW is notable May 29, 2009
She is a member of Western Writers of America and the Texas Philosophical Society, and was selected the honored writer for 2006 Texas Writers Month, joining previous honorees O. Henry, J. Frank Dobie, John Graves, Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, Katherine Anne Porter, Elmer Kelton, Liz Carpenter, Sarah Bird, James Michener and Horton Foote. Her first novel, The Raven s Bride, was the 2006 Texas Reads: One Book One Texas selection. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Hilton Als: How Katherine Anne Porter perfected herself. Apr 14, 2009
Enameled Lady: A Critic at Large: The New Yorker (New Yorker)
The Importance of Plot Feb 21, 2009
Moreover, it s important to remember that a plot is not a series of disconnected events, nor is it a rambling account of a character s thoughts and/or actions, although some stories, most notably Katherine Anne Porter s The Jilting of Granny Weatherall, have been successfully based entirely upon a character s thoughts. Such devices, however, are best left to those writers who, like Porter, can utilize them with a measure of finesse. (Suite101.com)
Biographer takes on life of elusive O’Connor - Famed author difficult to pin down Feb 21, 2009
She used her distance from the world to see allegorically, producing fiction that, in the words of Merton, was reminiscent not so much of Hemingway, or Katherine Anne Porter, or Sartre, but rather of someone like Sophocles. The trouble with Sophocles, though, is that he s no longer available to us - he s just a reference point. (Missoulian, MT)
Today in History Feb 15, 2009
Thought for Today: "Nothing is mine. I have only nothing but it is enough, it is beautiful and it is all mine." Katherine Anne Porter, American author (1894-1980). Related Searches. (Yahoo News)
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