Michael Farris Smith
WRITER
No one can pinpoint exactly why so many great literary works spring from Oxford, Mississippi. “Faulkner couldn’t answer it, Larry Brown couldn’t answer it,” says Michael Farris Smith, himself an Oxford novelist. “The city just has that reputation, so artists migrate here, which naturally grows the community and the creative output.” For Smith, Larry Brown’s writing retreat in nearby film adaptation of his book will premiere later this year.
