The 'Uncollected Stories' Show Allan Gurganus At His Finest
This is Gurganus's first book since 2013, and it's worth the wait. These stories are funny, compassionate, and marked by the author's amazing ability to reflect both light and dark in his characters.
by Michael Schaub
Jan 19, 2021
3 minutes
There aren't too many American authors for whom the publication of a new book is a bona fide literary event, but Allan Gurganus is one of them. The North Carolina author took the book world by storm in 1989 with his debut novel, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, which became a massive bestseller and spawned an Emmy-winning television miniseries adaptation. Only four books followed after that.
Until now. is his first book since 2013, and it's more than worth the wait. The collection is Gurganus at
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