“The South and the nation lost an important writer when John William Corrington died. We should rejoice in the high order of work that he accomplished during his relatively short life, an order of accomplishment that amply justifies this strong collection of essays about the man and his writing.”
—George Core, Sewanee Review
For those unfamiliar with Corrington and his work, prepare to be impressed. Spanning more than thirty years, his writing encompasses novels, short stories, poetry, political and philosophical essays, and television and movie scripts. Critically acclaimed, his short stories have appeared in editions of The Best American Short Stories as well as the O. Henry Awards Collection.
Proud to call himself a Southern writer, Corrington wrote much about the South, Southern culture, the War Between the States, and “reconstruction.” Yet, his subjects range from Frank Lloyd Wright to Henry Ford; his canon also includes lawyerly fiction and detective novels set in New Orleans.
The man and his work are profiled in the twelve essays contained in John William Corrington: A Southern Man of Letters. An exhaustive bibliography of his writing, compiled by his widow, Joyce H. Corrington, is provided for those who would like to examine his writings in more detail.
William Mills, a friend of Corrington, first met the author when they attended Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, together.