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Works of Southern Literature

Though the definition of "Southern literature" is not set in stone, name these works that have been classified as such.
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Last updated: July 25, 2023
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Year
Author
Work
1884
Mark Twain
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1899
Kate Chopin
The Awakening
1929
William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury
1930
William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying
1936
William Faulkner
Absalom, Absalom!
1936
Margaret Mitchell
Gone with the Wind
1937
Zora Neale Hurston
Their Eyes Were Watching God
1940
Richard Wright
Native Son
1945
Richard Wright
Black Boy
1946
Robert Penn Warren
All the King's Men
1947
Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire
1952
Ralph Ellison
Invisible Man
1955
Tennessee Williams
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1960
Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird
1982
Alice Walker
The Color Purple
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Level 91
Jul 25, 2023
It's been a while, so I may not be remembering correctly, but I think "Native Son" takes place entirely in Chicago. (Maybe I'm interpreting "Southern literature" too narrowly. Could be a moral atmosphere as much as a social milieu.)
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Level 85
Jul 26, 2023
You are right on all points! It was listed here probably because Richard Wright was from the South himself, but the novel doesn't take place there. As I said in the description, the definition of Southern literature is a bit hazy. Should Uncle Tom's Cabin be included even though Harriet Beecher Stowe was from the North?