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For this asignment I have decided to use the article in the back of the book interviewing David Woodrell. In this interview, Woodrell is asked many questions about his new novel "Winters Bone". He comments that the name of the book refers to, of course, winter, meaning that it is set in the winter, and Bone is refered to as Winter giving her a bone. Woodrell also talks about his life in the Ozarks where the story takes place; as well as the "hard time" context of his book. Woodrell also talks a lot about his writing style, describing himself as a "semi southern, kinda gothic, dramatic writer. "I believe that this article will help my report stay truthful to the facts of David Woodrell and his writing. I believe that the fact that he is from the Ozarks, and has lived there most of his life will lend a certain credibility to his work as an author. Also the fact that he views himself as a southern gothic drama writer, i believe that the story has followed his own view of his writing. All in all, i believe that this article will help me most simply because it's a dirrect interview of the author about this piece, and who knows best about a book, other then the author.
Source of article: Woodrell, Daniel. Winter's Bone, A Novel. New York: Back Bay Books, 2007. 3-8. Print.
Hello John,
ReplyDeleteThis is some good information for me as my copy of the book does not have the interview. I had never heard the term Southern Gothic. Now I can look into the genre and possibly enhance my understanding of the text for my essay. I shall see if I can find this interview elsewhere. I like the idea of credibility that you point out, however make sure not to dwell on it too much as Mrs. Cline's Biographical/Historical Criticism lecture says.
-Jordan