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Reynolds Price
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Reynolds Price

Reynolds Price (1933-2011) was born in Macon, North Carolina. Educated at Duke University and, as a Rhodes Scholar, at Merton College, Oxford University, he taught at Duke beginning in 1958 and was the James B. Duke Professor of English at the time of his death. His first short stories, and many later ones, are published in his Collected Stories. A Long and Happy Life was published in 1962 and won the William Faulkner Award for a best first novel. Kate Vaiden was published in 1986 and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. The Good Priest's Son in 2005 was his fourteenth novel. Among his thirty-seven volumes are further collections of fiction, poetry, plays,... Read full bio

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East Hampton Star, January 26, 2012
...lingering thematic sense of death and bereavement. It begins with Bill Henderson’s introduction and his remembrance of Reynolds Price, a founding editor of the Pushcart Press, and continues with such pieces as Mr. Dobyns’s fine poem for Hayden...
Southern Pines Pilot, January 22, 2012
...Special to The Pilot Now that Reynolds Price is gone, who is the "grand old man" of North Carolina literature? My candidate is Fred Chappell. If you have not made up your mind, watch him on UNC-TV...
Windsor Patch, January 17, 2012
...available at the Library Lending Desk, one month prior to each meeting. July 23 - Kate Vaiden by Reynolds Price Website: http://www.windsorlibrary.com/adult/programs.php Price: $0...
Southern Pines Pilot, December 15, 2011
...excursions. Faulkner was never able to successfully turn his talents to poetry, although poetry was his first love. Reynolds Price, a masterful novelist, wrote poetry that was instantly forgettable. Richard Krawiec, of Raleigh, has long been known for...
The Advocate, November 28, 2011
...stories is essential to mankind, second in necessity after nourishment, and before love and shelter,” said the late Reynolds Price, longtime Duke University author and scholar. “All of us in the South agree with Professor Price,” said Carolyn Vance...
The Advocate, November 22, 2011
...stories is essential to mankind, second in necessity after nourishment, and before love and shelter,” said the late Reynolds Price, longtime Duke University author and scholar. “All of us in the South agree with Professor Price,” said Carolyn Vance...
Charlotte Observer, November 5, 2011
...part in the annual literary series. Some selections, including memoir excerpts from Updike's "Self-Consciousness" and the late Reynolds Price's "A Whole New Life," have been previously published. But many poems and stories will be new to readers. Several...
Southern Pines Pilot, December 15, 2011
...excursions. Faulkner was never able to successfully turn his talents to poetry, although poetry was his first love. Reynolds Price, a masterful novelist, wrote poetry that was instantly forgettable. Richard Krawiec, of Raleigh, has long been known for...
Charleston Business Journal, December 7, 2011
...things truly Southern. They published on thick glossy paper and attracted top Southern writers such as Pat Conroy, Reynolds Price and Clyde Edgerton for the inaugural issue. The photography also stood out with expansive views on the Southern landscape...
Traders Huddle, November 30, 2011
...NYSE:RAI) booked a new 52 week high today by trading above $41.13, traders are definitely monitoring Reynolds' price action to see if this move attracts further buying into the stock. Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE:RAI), through its subsidiaries,...
The Advocate, November 28, 2011
...stories is essential to mankind, second in necessity after nourishment, and before love and shelter,” said the late Reynolds Price, longtime Duke University author and scholar. “All of us in the South agree with Professor Price,” said Carolyn Vance...
The Advocate, November 22, 2011
...stories is essential to mankind, second in necessity after nourishment, and before love and shelter,” said the late Reynolds Price, longtime Duke University author and scholar. “All of us in the South agree with Professor Price,” said Carolyn Vance...
National Review, November 21, 2011
...influential editor and creative-writing teacher, now retired, who edited or taught a wide variety of contemporary authors, including Reynolds Price, Don DeLillo, Raymond Carver, Richard Ford, David Leavitt, and Cynthia Ozick. He may especially be...
Traders Huddle, November 16, 2011
...NYSE:RAI ) booked a new 52 week high today by trading above $39.94, traders are definitely monitoring Reynolds' price action to see if this mov. Read More --...