What is some of the greatest American Southern literature?

The South has begotten some of our nation's most important authors, including prize winners like William Styron, Eudora Welty, Flannery O'Connor, ... responsible for shaping the minds of countless thinkers who offered to American literature essential insights about not only their region but the world at large. read more

Thomas Lanier"Tennessee" Williams' plays, the best writer of dialog in American stage history. Walker Percy & John Kennedy Toole from Louisiana. Barry Hannah is an underrated Southern writer. Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers, & James Dickey's Deliverance. read more

Southern literature (sometimes called the literature of the American South) is defined as American literature about the Southern United States or by writers from this region. read more

The 50 Best Southern Novels Ever Written Books | By Tyler Coates | April 2, 2014 The American South has long been seen as the focus of the country’s Civil Rights Movement, carrying with it the stigma of poverty, racism, and anti-intellectualism. read more