Lee Smith

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Lee Smith is written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476673306 (ISBN 10) and 9781476673301 (ISBN 13).

This literary companion surveys the works of Lee Smith, a Southern author lauded for her autobiographical familiarity with Appalachian settings and characters. Her dialogue captures the distinct voices of mountain people and their perceptions of local and world events, ranging from the Civil War to ecology and modernization. Mental and physical disability and the Southern cultural norm of including the disabled as both family and community members are recurring themes in Smith's writing. An A to Z arrangement of entries incorporates specific titles, and themes such as belonging, healing and death, humor, parenting and religion.