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A Short History of a Small Place

T.R. Pearson

Paperback | Pages: 384 pages

Rating: 3.96 | 1096 Users | 150 Reviews

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Original Title:	A Short History of a Small Place
ISBN:	014200362X (ISBN13: 9780142003626)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	North Carolina(United States)

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Marvelously funny, bittersweet, and beautifully evocative, the original publication of A Short History of a Small Place announced the arrival of one of our great Southern voices. Although T. R. Pearson's Neely, North Carolina, doesn't appear on any map of the state, it has already earned a secure place on the literary landscape of the South. In this introduction to Neely, the young narrator, Louis Benfield, recounts the tragic last days of Miss Myra Angelique Pettigrew, a local spinster and former town belle who, after years of total seclusion, returns flamboyantly to public view-with her pet monkey, Mr. Britches. Here is a teeming human comedy inhabited by some of the most eccentric and endearing characters ever encountered in literature.

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Title	:	A Short History of a Small Place
Author	:	T.R. Pearson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	September 30th 2003 by Penguin Books (first published 1985)
Categories	:	Fiction. American. Southern. Humor

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I have to wonder what on earth the outline for this book must have looked like prior to Pearson beginning his first draft. My guess is that it would be as odd and eclectic as the book itself. With his laugh-out-loud funny characters and stories Pearson delights his readers with colorful, and at times, meaningful trips through this "small place". His witty descriptions, slow-moving pace and overall style, very much mimic the part of the country in which this book is set. An enjoyable, amusing,

I suspect that comparisons to Eudora Welty have been made in abundance, and seem to me to be apt.By having the 13-year-old-boy narrator quote the adults around him, Pearson seems to have successfully balanced the need to depict the racism of certain characters (and by extension the prevailing social order) without appearing to embrace it or idealize the setting. Person's ear reproduces the humor in the language of his characters with great skill, but avoids romanticizing either the language or



Laugh-out-loud turns of a phrase on nearly every page. T. R. Pearson's story of an imaginary small place called Neely, North Carolina took me back to my own childhood with its small-town vernacular. Louis Benfield, the youthful narrator, turns observations of the mundane into sublime comedy and bittersweet moments. As you read this prose, be patient. Sip it like your favorite coffee or tea. The build up is worth the turn of the next page with capstones such as:"Mrs. Phillip J. King is what Daddy

Will put you to sleep...I couldn't finish it, and I hate to do that! It got so damn old to keep reading "Daddy says," "Daddy says," about 15 times on every page.

One of the funniest books I have read lately. The story, set in the fictional town of Neely, North Carolina, provides the reader with a plethora of really interesting characters in a variety of unusual situations.I would read this book before going to bed and would begin chuckling out loud. This would prompt my wife to read aloud what I was enjoying alone. Soon we were both laughing so hard the tears would come to our eyes.T.R. Pearson has a wonderful way with words. He is often wry and

I love this book! A friend gave it to me when I graduated college. I smirked. She said, "I know the last thing you want right now is to read yet another book. Trust me, you have to read this." It was my companion for weeks, as I read it on my daily commute and scared New Yorkers every time I let out a cackle. Funniest thing I have ever read. And years later, I'm still referencing characters and scenes in daily conversation. It's joyful and funny and fresh.