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Larry Brown

Postby Super Black Eagle » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:20 pm

Have any of you read any of his stuff?

He was a firefighter from Oxford, MS who spent his spare time writing stories about his youth, then progressed to novels. It is a shame to loose such a poet in so little time.

I just read Joe, and it was some of the best writing I ever read.
I just got in my order from amazom, all of the rest of his books.

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Postby webfoot » Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:44 pm

Several of his books are good reads... he passed away last year.
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Larry Brown

Postby fclauncher » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:13 pm

Larry Brown and my mom were 2nd cousins. He was actually from a small town outside of Oxford called Tula. Very good writer and unique in his own way. Its was kinda funny seing his name on the forum. Hope you enjoy reading.
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Postby Hambone » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:52 am

As far as I know, I have read all of his books. He was a truly fantastic writer.
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Postby pondman » Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:15 am

Read several of his books. All were very good reads. Some of his stuff is very Faulkneresque.

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