{"product_id":"shifting-interludes-selected-essays-paperback-1","title":"Shifting Interludes: Selected Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWillie Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Bales\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the course of his career Willie Morris (1934-1999) attained national prominence as a journalist, editor, nonfiction writer, novelist, memoirist, and news commentator. As this eloquent book reveals, he was also a master essayist whose gift was in crafting short compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShifting Interludes\u003c\/em\u003e, an anthology that spans his career of forty years, includes pieces he wrote for the \u003cem\u003eDaily Texan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTexas Observer\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Star\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. These diverse works reflect the scope of Morris's wide-ranging interests. The collection comprises biographical profiles, newspaper editorials and columns, political analyses, travel narratives, sports commentaries, book reviews, and his thoughts--both critical and affectionate--about his beloved home state of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo notable essays were published for the first time in this collection--\"A Long-ago Rendezvous with Alger Hiss\" and \"The Day I Followed the Mayor around Town.\" Another essay, \"Mississippi Rebel on a Texas Campus,\" was the first article he wrote for a national publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorris's subjects reflect his autobiography, his poignant feelings, and his courtly manners. He expresses his outrage as he decries southern racism in \"Despair in Mississippi,\" his melancholy as he recounts a visit to his hometown Yazoo City in \"The Rain Fell Noiselessly,\" his grace as he salutes a college football team and its fallen comrade in \"In the Spirit of the Game,\" his humor as he admits to a bout of middle-age infatuation in \"Mitch and the Infield Fly Rule,\" and his pensiveness as he remembers his much-loved grandmother Mamie in \"Weep No More, My Lady.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillie Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (1934-1999), a native Mississippian, came to national prominence in the early 1960s as the youngest-ever editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His first book, \u003ci\u003eNorth Toward Home\u003c\/i\u003e, became an instant classic. Among his other notable books are \u003ci\u003eNew York Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Dog Skip\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Courting of Marcus Dupree\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter two published by University Press of Mississippi. \u003cb\u003eJack Bales\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eKenneth Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEsther Forbes: A Bio-Bibliography of the Author of Johnny Tremain\u003c\/i\u003e; and other books. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Willie Morris, \u003c\/i\u003e published by University Press of Mississippi. He is also reference and humanities librarian at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184161210617,"sku":"9781496813213","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/My90UCtockJ4VTNwUVZyVHB0UGgvZz09_a7fa965b-a037-4ca0-896e-e9dd047b097b.webp?v=1767787555","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/shifting-interludes-selected-essays-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}