Texas Summer: A Novel by Terry Southern.
SOUTHERN, Terry.
Texas Summer: A Novel by Terry Southern.
First Edition of Terry Southern's Texas Summer
New York: Arcade Publishing/Little Brown And Company, 1991.
$75.00
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Item Number: 148446
First edition of Southern’s powerful critique of cultural and economic forces that shaped America. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. Author photograph by William Claxton.
Terry Southern's Texas Summer is a semi-autobiographical novella that captures the vivid and often harsh realities of life in the rural American South during the Great Depression. Through the lens of a young protagonist, the narrative explores themes of adolescence, morality, and the complexities of human relationships. Southern’s prose is characterized by its straightforward yet evocative style, blending lyrical descriptions of the Texas landscape with sharp, unflinching depictions of socio-economic struggles. The novella delves into the tensions between innocence and experience as the protagonist navigates formative encounters with family, community, and the challenges of a changing world. At its core, Texas Summer is a poignant coming-of-age story that reflects Southern's broader preoccupation with the fragility and resilience of the human spirit.
