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Erskine Preston Caldwell (December 17, 1903 – April 11, 1987) was an American novelist and short story writer. [7] [8] His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native Southern United States, in novels such as Tobacco Road (1932) and God's Little Acre (1933) won him critical acclaim.
Erskine Caldwell was an American author whose unadorned novels and stories about the rural poor of the American South mix violence and sex in grotesque tragicomedy. His works achieved a worldwide readership and were particularly esteemed in France and the Soviet Union.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Tobacco Road Erskine Caldwell.
- God's Little Acre Erskine Caldwell, Lewis Nordan (Foreword by)
- Georgia Boy Erskine Caldwell, Roy Blount Jr. (Foreword)
- Journeyman Erskine Caldwell, Edwin T. Arnold (Foreword by)
Erskine Preston Caldwell was an American author. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native South won him critical acclaim, but they also made him controversial among fellow Southerners of the time who felt he was holding the region up to ridicule. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erskine_...
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- April 11, 1987
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Apr 13, 1987 · Erskine Caldwell, the prolific novelist whose accounts of deprivation and depravity in the Depression-era Deep South brought him instant fame and instant notoriety, died of lung cancer Saturday...
Jul 10, 2002 · A comprehensive biography of the Georgia-born author of Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre, and You Have Seen Their Faces. Learn about his life, works, themes, and legacy in American literature.
Erskine Caldwell, the author of Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre, talks about his writing career, his influences, and his style in this 1982 interview. He discusses his early years in the South, his oral storytelling tradition, his passion for writing, and his views on rules and language.
