Boy with Loaded Gun: A Memoir

by Lewis Nordan

Book Overview

Lewis Nordan is famous for his special vision of the Mississippi Delta. His characters, for whom the closest-though hopelessly inadequate-description might be "eccentrics," share the stage with swamp... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565121996
• ISBN13: 9781565121997
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

The Life Behind the Fiction

I have read all of Nordan's previous works and this memoir is up to the same quality. As a memoir, it is not a comprehensive "then, and then, and then" recounting of Buddy's life to date. Rather, he chose certain moments or times to exemplify his life. It was also wonderful to discover the man behind the stories. Although not mandatory, I would recommend reading his fiction before this memoir. Buddy, if you read this, I hope you are hard at work on the next book!

Nordan's got it right

The previous reviewer calls Buddy Nordan the next new Faulkner. I predict that in a few years, we'll be bestowing high praise on new authors by pronouncing them "the next new Nordan." This is the first I've read by the author, and I've already ordered the others. You won't be able to get enough of this stuff.

Lewis Nordon does it again.

Excellent! Nordan's Memoir is as engaging as his fiction. If you haven't read Lewis Nordan, you're missing the best of contemporary writing.

Funny and heartbreaking memoir

Perhaps it is best to start by reading the fiction of Lewis Nordan before tackling his memoir, as the author of the previous customer review states. However, this book was my introduction to the writing of Lewis Nordan and I was equally impressed. It's a shame that more people have not discovered this writer. I had a chance to meet him last week. He is a very down-to-earth, kind gentleman that immediately connected with the small audience that came to hear him speak. Do yourself a favor and buy this or any of his books. He's a legend in the making.

I really dig this guy

This is a great book for anyone who is a fan of Lewis "Buddy" Nordan. In his Memoir, the reader is invited into the reality behind his fiction, seeing where all his wonderful and vivid characters come from. Nordan's story is a valuable contribution to all writers in the way it shows the evolution of his own life. This, however, is not a Nordan starter book. Without knowing Sugar Mecklin, Runt, and Hydro, the effect of the book is not as powerful. If you've never read this wonderful author, find him as soon as you can. His writing is a true joy to read. I can't recomend it enough.