The Gaudy Place

by Fred Chappell

Book Overview

Fred Chappell's The Gaudy Place is perhaps the first novel to depict the society of the street people of the New South and their relationship to the middle class. For its wry portrayal of displacement and injustice this novel was awarded the Sir Walter Raleigh Prize.

The street-smart teenager Arkie triggers the events of the story with his ambition to rise in economic status. He proposes business deals to the prostitute Clemmie and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807119342
• ISBN13: 9780807119341
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"