Smith, Lee 1944-
Overview
| Works: | 247 works in 963 publications in 8 languages and 44,488 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Domestic fiction Psychological fiction Historical fiction Epistolary fiction Short stories Bildungsromans Christian fiction Biographies Autobiographies |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Cinematographer , Producer, Author of screenplay, Narrator, Other, Illustrator, Author of introduction |
| Classifications: | PS3569.M5376, 813.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Lee Smith
- Maternal body and voice in Toni Morrison, Bobbie Ann Mason, and Lee Smith by Paula Gallant Eckard( )
- Dimestore by Lee Smith( Book )
- Understanding Lee Smith by Danielle N Johnson( )
- Lee Smith by Dorothy Combs Hill( Book )
- Lee Smith, Annie Dillard, and the Hollins Group : a genesis of writers by Nancy C Parrish( Book )
- Cultural intermarriage in southern Appalachia : Cherokee elements in four selected novels by Lee Smith by Katerina Prajznerova( )
- Dancing in the flames : spiritual journey in the novels of Lee Smith by Linda Byrd Cook( )
- New southerners( Recording )
- Conversations with Lee Smith by Lee Smith( Book )
- Vale of humility : plain folk in contemporary North Carolina fiction by George Hovis( Book )
- Dimestore : a writer's life by Lee Smith( Recording )
- Dimestore : a writer's life by Lee Smith( Book )
- "I have been so many people" : a study of Lee Smith's fiction by Tanya Long Bennett( Book )
- Gender dynamics in the fiction of Lee Smith : examining language and narrative strategies by Rebecca Godwin( Book )
- New Southerners by National Humanities Center (U.S.)( Recording )
- Lee Smith : a literary companion by Mary Ellen Snodgrass( )
- Blurred boundaries : why would a probation officer cross the line, risking everything to go out with an inmate? by Lee Smith( Book )
- Signature : contemporary southern writers( Visual )
- Voicing the self : female identity and language in Lee Smith's fiction by Carmen Rueda Ramos( )
- Lee Smith issue by Iron Mountain Review( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Lee Smith
The last girls : a novel by
Lee Smith(
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46 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 3,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirty-five years after a trip down the Mississippi on a raft with their classmates, four women are reunited to cruise the river once again where they plan to release the ashes of a fellow rafter, Margaret "Baby" Ballou. Revered for her powerful female characters, here Lee Smith tells a brilliantly authoritative story of how college pals who grew up in an era when they were still called "girls" have negotiated life as "women." Harriet Holding is a hesitant teacher who has never married (she can't explain why, even to herself). Courtney Gray struggles to step away from her Southern Living-style life. Catherine Wilson, a sculptor, is suffocating in her happy third marriage. Anna Todd is a world-famous romance novelist escaping her own tragedies through her fiction. And finally there is Baby, the girl they come to bury-along with their memories of her rebellions and betrayals
46 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 3,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirty-five years after a trip down the Mississippi on a raft with their classmates, four women are reunited to cruise the river once again where they plan to release the ashes of a fellow rafter, Margaret "Baby" Ballou. Revered for her powerful female characters, here Lee Smith tells a brilliantly authoritative story of how college pals who grew up in an era when they were still called "girls" have negotiated life as "women." Harriet Holding is a hesitant teacher who has never married (she can't explain why, even to herself). Courtney Gray struggles to step away from her Southern Living-style life. Catherine Wilson, a sculptor, is suffocating in her happy third marriage. Anna Todd is a world-famous romance novelist escaping her own tragedies through her fiction. And finally there is Baby, the girl they come to bury-along with their memories of her rebellions and betrayals
On Agate Hill : a novel by
Lee Smith(
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30 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,577 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discovered in the ruins of a North Carolina plantation, an old box of mementos brings to life the world of young Molly Petree, an orphan growing up in the smoldering remains of the post-Civil War American South
30 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,577 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discovered in the ruins of a North Carolina plantation, an old box of mementos brings to life the world of young Molly Petree, an orphan growing up in the smoldering remains of the post-Civil War American South
Fair and tender ladies by
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48 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fair and Tender Ladies is an epistolary novel that traces the life of Ivy Rowe, born in the isolated Virginia mountain community of Sugar Fork. Through births and deaths, marriages and funerals, the decades of Ivy's life are captured in a rich dialect that carries the sounds and sights of the Appalachians in each syllable
48 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fair and Tender Ladies is an epistolary novel that traces the life of Ivy Rowe, born in the isolated Virginia mountain community of Sugar Fork. Through births and deaths, marriages and funerals, the decades of Ivy's life are captured in a rich dialect that carries the sounds and sights of the Appalachians in each syllable
Family linen by
Lee Smith(
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30 editions published between 1985 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gathered at Miss Elizabeth's deathbed, the whole Hesse family learns unexpected secrets about Elizabeth and each other
30 editions published between 1985 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,874 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gathered at Miss Elizabeth's deathbed, the whole Hesse family learns unexpected secrets about Elizabeth and each other
Guests on Earth : a novel by
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23 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 1,844 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It is 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, a mental institution known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the hospital's most notable patient, Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses the cascading events leading up to the tragic fire of 1948 that killed nine women in a locked ward, Zelda among them
23 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 1,844 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
It is 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina Toussaint is admitted to Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, a mental institution known for its innovative treatments for nervous disorders and addictions. Taken under the wing of the hospital's most notable patient, Zelda Fitzgerald, Evalina witnesses the cascading events leading up to the tragic fire of 1948 that killed nine women in a locked ward, Zelda among them
Oral history by
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40 editions published between 1983 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,736 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A curse laid on the inhabitants of Hoot Owl Holler follows each succeeding generation for a century, in a tale of love, murder, obsession, and betrayal set in Appalachia
40 editions published between 1983 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,736 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A curse laid on the inhabitants of Hoot Owl Holler follows each succeeding generation for a century, in a tale of love, murder, obsession, and betrayal set in Appalachia
The devil's dream by
Lee Smith(
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31 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Moses Bailey forbade his wife to play the fiddle, judging it to be the voice of the Devil
31 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 1,706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Moses Bailey forbade his wife to play the fiddle, judging it to be the voice of the Devil
The Christmas letters : a novella by
Lee Smith(
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19 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and German and held by 1,553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From 1944 to 1995, the story of three generations of women as they partake of the tradition of catching up on family news once a year with the annual Christmas letter. A close-up of everyday life spanning half a century
19 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in English and German and held by 1,553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From 1944 to 1995, the story of three generations of women as they partake of the tradition of catching up on family news once a year with the annual Christmas letter. A close-up of everyday life spanning half a century
Saving Grace by
Lee Smith(
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18 editions published between 1995 and 2013 in English and Danish and held by 1,359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The confession of a preacher's daughter. Turned off religion early in life, Florida Grace Shepherd marries at the first opportunity, only to "backslide" into adultery. By the time she is 33, she feels an old bag. But one day Grace discovers she has her father's gift for giving meaning to people's lives and she returns to religion, picking up where her father left off. By the author of The Devil's Dream
18 editions published between 1995 and 2013 in English and Danish and held by 1,359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The confession of a preacher's daughter. Turned off religion early in life, Florida Grace Shepherd marries at the first opportunity, only to "backslide" into adultery. By the time she is 33, she feels an old bag. But one day Grace discovers she has her father's gift for giving meaning to people's lives and she returns to religion, picking up where her father left off. By the author of The Devil's Dream
Mrs. Darcy and the blue-eyed stranger : new and selected stories by
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11 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 1,318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of fourteen short stories by Lee Smith
11 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 1,318 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of fourteen short stories by Lee Smith
Black Mountain breakdown by
Lee Smith(
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28 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Crystal Spangler leaves Appalachia to attend college and follow her dreams, but something lurking in the shadow of Black Mountain is calling her back, something that will change her life forever
28 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Crystal Spangler leaves Appalachia to attend college and follow her dreams, but something lurking in the shadow of Black Mountain is calling her back, something that will change her life forever
News of the spirit by
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11 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in English and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Southern stories. The title story is on a reunion between estranged twins, in Live Bottomless a girl accompanies her parents to Key West for a "geographical cure" of their marriage, while The Happy Memories Club is on memory among the old
11 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in English and held by 1,113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of Southern stories. The title story is on a reunion between estranged twins, in Live Bottomless a girl accompanies her parents to Key West for a "geographical cure" of their marriage, while The Happy Memories Club is on memory among the old
The last girls by
Lee Smith(
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27 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirty-five years after a dozen college coeds take a raft trip down the Mississippi, four of them reunite on a luxury steamboat as they bury a fifth rafter. They reveal their life stories since the first trip
27 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thirty-five years after a dozen college coeds take a raft trip down the Mississippi, four of them reunite on a luxury steamboat as they bury a fifth rafter. They reveal their life stories since the first trip
Me and my baby view the eclipse : stories by
Lee Smith(
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21 editions published between 1989 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Focusing on ordinary people faced with the eclipses of life--death, divorce, illness, loss--this collection of stories includes "Life on the Moon," "Intensive Care," and "Tongues of Fire."
21 editions published between 1989 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Focusing on ordinary people faced with the eclipses of life--death, divorce, illness, loss--this collection of stories includes "Life on the Moon," "Intensive Care," and "Tongues of Fire."
On Agate Hill by
Lee Smith(
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19 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and held by 1,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discovered in the ruins of a North Carolina plantation, an old box containing the mementos of a young girl's life brings to life the world of a young orphan growing up in the post-Civil War South
19 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and held by 1,005 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Discovered in the ruins of a North Carolina plantation, an old box containing the mementos of a young girl's life brings to life the world of a young orphan growing up in the post-Civil War South
Cakewalk by
Lee Smith(
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22 editions published between 1980 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cakewalk is a collection of short stories that bring together a diverse group of people that only Lee could create. Debbi has left her old life behind and has started a life with Bobby who has a job with dolphins at hte Seaquarium. It is just a matter of time before Debbi and Bobby are able to get things on track. Lauren and her friend Georgia Rose and the terible gift Georgia Rose had...the gift of foresight. Florrie, the cake lady who is married to Earl Mingo and their unconventional marriage. Florrie's cakes keep her family together and her home safe. Martha Resnick is writing a letter to Phil Donahue, the only adult she feels she has a constant connection with in her life, at least she can count on him to show up every morning. All these people and many more are like the people you may know and Lee Smith is able to bring each of their stories and many more to the page with humor and a keen ear to the South. --Mary G. Longorio at Amazon.com
22 editions published between 1980 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cakewalk is a collection of short stories that bring together a diverse group of people that only Lee could create. Debbi has left her old life behind and has started a life with Bobby who has a job with dolphins at hte Seaquarium. It is just a matter of time before Debbi and Bobby are able to get things on track. Lauren and her friend Georgia Rose and the terible gift Georgia Rose had...the gift of foresight. Florrie, the cake lady who is married to Earl Mingo and their unconventional marriage. Florrie's cakes keep her family together and her home safe. Martha Resnick is writing a letter to Phil Donahue, the only adult she feels she has a constant connection with in her life, at least she can count on him to show up every morning. All these people and many more are like the people you may know and Lee Smith is able to bring each of their stories and many more to the page with humor and a keen ear to the South. --Mary G. Longorio at Amazon.com
The last day the dogbushes bloomed by
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13 editions published between 1968 and 2000 in English and held by 706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the last summer of innocence for nine-year-old Susan, who witnesses the disintegration of her parent's marriage, and learns of people's cruelty from the visiting nephew of a neighbor
13 editions published between 1968 and 2000 in English and held by 706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Recounts the last summer of innocence for nine-year-old Susan, who witnesses the disintegration of her parent's marriage, and learns of people's cruelty from the visiting nephew of a neighbor
The devil's dream by
Lee Smith(
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13 editions published between 1992 and 2016 in English and held by 642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The 150 year saga of a musical Southern family featuring barn dances, medicine shows, the Grand Ole Opry, and the evolution of country music
13 editions published between 1992 and 2016 in English and held by 642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The 150 year saga of a musical Southern family featuring barn dances, medicine shows, the Grand Ole Opry, and the evolution of country music
Downhome : an anthology of Southern women writers(
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2 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 627 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stories by Southern women. In Tina McElroy Ansa's Sarah, two girls pretend they are their parents making love, while Lee Smith's Tongues of Fire is a portrait of local manners, as when the narrator explains her mother's incessant chatter to fill a void in a conversation, "This was another of Mama's rules: A lady never lets a silence fall."
2 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 627 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stories by Southern women. In Tina McElroy Ansa's Sarah, two girls pretend they are their parents making love, while Lee Smith's Tongues of Fire is a portrait of local manners, as when the narrator explains her mother's incessant chatter to fill a void in a conversation, "This was another of Mama's rules: A lady never lets a silence fall."
Fancy strut by
Lee Smith(
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16 editions published between 1973 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Speed, Alabama is celebrating its sesquintennial, 150 years of proud existence--and its whimsical inhabitants will surely not let the event pass without a party. Eccentric resident Miss Iona is there to chronicle the events in her society column featured in the Messenger and to make sure the "zestful preparation" is carried out in a proper southern fashion. For gentile and dignified Miss Iona, that means no majorettes will be featured on the society page!
16 editions published between 1973 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Speed, Alabama is celebrating its sesquintennial, 150 years of proud existence--and its whimsical inhabitants will surely not let the event pass without a party. Eccentric resident Miss Iona is there to chronicle the events in her society column featured in the Messenger and to make sure the "zestful preparation" is carried out in a proper southern fashion. For gentile and dignified Miss Iona, that means no majorettes will be featured on the society page!
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- Mason, Bobbie Ann
- Morrison, Toni
- Eckard, Paula Gallant Author
- Moore, Christina Narrator
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- Johnson, Danielle N. Author
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- Hill, Dorothy Combs Author
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Alabama American fiction American fiction--Women authors Authors, American Christmas stories City and town life Class reunions Clergy Country music Domestic fiction Domestic fiction, American Evangelists Families Fathers--Death Female friendship Fitzgerald, Zelda, Home Human body in literature Hypnotism Manners and customs Mason, Bobbie Ann Mississippi River Morrison, Toni Mother and child in literature Motherhood in literature Mothers in literature Mountain life North Carolina Novelists, American Oral history Orphans Pianists Psychiatric hospitals Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) River boats Rural families Short stories, American Smith, Lee, Southern Appalachian Region Southern States Teenage girls United States Virginia Virginia--Grundy Voice in literature Women Women and literature Women college graduates Women college students Young women
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Crowther, Lee.
Crowther, Lee 1944-
Lee Smith Amerikaans schrijfster
Lee Smith écrivain américaine
Lee Smith escriptora estatunidenca
Lee Smith (fiction author)
Lee Smith (fiction author) escritora estadounidense
Lee Smith scríbhneoir Meiriceánach
Lee Smith scrittrice statunitense
Lee Smith shkrimtare amerikane
Lee Smith yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija
Seay, Lee.
Seay, Lee 1944-
Seay, Lee Marshall
Smith, Lee 1944-
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