Giorni sulla costa del golfo

by Erskine Caldwell, Carlo Ardini (Traduttore)

Signet Books #S1430, 1957. Stated first printing. This paperback is in near fine condition. Tiny rubs to the spine tips. Light tanning to the page edges. Otherwise fine.

Genres: Short Stories

246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

Erskine Preston Caldwell was an American author. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native South won him critical acclaim, but they also made him controversial among fellow Southerners of the time who felt he was holding the region up to ridicule.
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Reviews

[jeffrey · Rating 2 out of 5]

This small paperback is a collection of would-be trashy stories. But it's not even that- more like a series of short story preludes that go nowhere, many of which have nearly the same story line, such as it is. Don't bother wasting your time on this drivel.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unlike other Caldwell books I am giving this a firm 4 star rating. An oddly enjoyable set of short stories, oddly similar to his book ‘Black and White’. Although a lot of the themes in these short stories were/ are very true to his writings, love, alcohol, sex etc etc, it was every refreshing to have a set of short stories that purely didn’t revolve around his usual topics. I believe this was his first book I have read in a long time that also didn’t involve an alcoholic priest trying to use religion as a way to sleep with a family member. It was also very good to have a book that was not only region specific, but also, outside of his usual writing area.