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Books Co-Edited by Paul Ruffin

Ohio University Press, 1997

"What about John Steinbeck after The Grapes of Wrath? This

collection in honor of Tetsumaro Hayashi provides a much welcomed,

contemporary response to this often-asked question about a relatively

overlooked, enigmatic period of Steinbeck's career."

(Yasuo Hashinguchi, Yasuda Women's University)

University of Texas Press, 1995

"The fullest, most comprehensive critique and appreciation

of Goyen's work ever published, this collection of essays and

comment is very welcome. It will be the starting point for all

study of Goyen's work from now on." (Reginald

Gibbons, author of Williams Goyen: A Study of the Short

Fiction)

University of South Carolina Press, 1993

"Is there a Southern literary tradition? Yes. Is there `rebellion'

within it? Yes. (Read the foreword and afterword while standing in

the bookstore.) And is this a book of good stories by good writers,

including some of America's finest? Yes. (Buy the book, go home,

and read.)" (Clyde Edgerton)