Memphis Noir (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Cantwell, Laureen P.; Gill, Leonard

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"A collection of stories celebrating the underbelly of the city, its ghosts, and the characters that give Memphis its rich patina of blues." - Memphis Flyer The Home of the Blues knows how darkness can permeate a person's soul-and what it can drive you to do. It's the soundtrack to a city that's made up of equal parts hope and despair, past and present, death and rebirth. On the streets of Memphis, noir hits the right note. Memphis Noirfeatures stories by city standouts Richard J. Alley, David Wesley Williams, Dwight Fryer, Jamey Hatley, Adam Shaw, Penny Register-Shaw, Kaye George, Arthur Flowers, Suzanne Berube Rorhus, Ehi Ike, Lee Martin, Stephen Clements, Cary Holladay, John Bensko, Sheree Renée Thomas, and Troy L. Wiggins. "A remarkable picture of contemporary Memphis emerges in this Akashic noir volume... Something for everyone." - Publishers Weekly "Covers train cars and Beale Street, hoodoo and segregation, Nathan Bedford Forrest and, of course, Graceland, and even includes a graphic novella." - Memphis Flyer "Captures the subtlety of the Memphis ethos, where blacks and whites, rich and poor, are intimately entwined. The collection-fifteen stories by some of the city's finest writers-bleeds the blues and calls down the dark powers that permeate this capital of the Delta." - The Commercial Appeal (Memphis) "The new anthology Memphis Noiris replete with murders, ghosts, gangsters, a sharp-toothed baby, Boss Crump, and high water on the bluff." - Memphis Magazine

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Akashic Books
• Seitenzahl: 289
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781617754203
• Artikelnr.: 42712850

Autorenporträt

Laureen P. Cantwell grew up in eastern Long Island and eventually found her way to Memphis--"the rock 'n' roll side of Tennessee." She lived in Midtown for two years while working as a librarian at the University of Memphis and grew to love the darkness of the city--and Elvis. Leonard Gill was born and raised in Memphis. He writes a book column and blog for the Memphis Flyer, the city's alternative newsweekly, and spotlights local writers for a monthly book feature in Memphis magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Beale and the Bluff
"Her Better Devils" by David Wesley Williams (South Bluff)
"Heartbreak at Graceland" by Kaye George (Whitehaven)
"Through Valleys" by Jamey Hatley (Westwood) Part II: Memphis Blues
"The Panama Limited" by Richard J. Alley (Beale Street)
"Green-Eyed Blues" by Dwight Fryer (Annesdale)
"The Never Never Is Forever" by Adam Shaw & Penny Register-Shaw (Downtown)
"Chain of Custody" by Lee Martin (Orange Mound) Part III: Memphis Misfits
"There Is No Rest" by Arthur Flowers (Riverside Park)
"A Game of Love" by Suzanne Berube Rorhus (East Memphis)
"Mother" by Ehi Ike (Germantown)
"Battle" by Stephen Clements (Hollywood) Part IV: Abandoned Memphis
"Stinkeye" by Cary Holladay (Medical District)
"A Shut-and-Open Case" by John Bensko (Midtown)
"Nightflight" by Sheree Renée Thomas (Vollintine Evergreen)
"Tell Him What You Want" by Troy L. Wiggins (Uptown)