Oh No!
ATE will always be important in my development as a person and a scholar. _Inn at the Edge of the World_ is still my favorite of her fiction, but _The Sin Eater_ is impressive for its cookbookery as novel-writing. And I think _Serpent on the Rock_ is still my favorite of her nonfiction, as troubling as it is.
And the first conference paper I ever gave was on her work. So there are a few more people somewhere on the Oklahoma/Arkansas border who may have heard of her, at least.
Do tell about any of the recently republished things. I've been out of touch lately (reading all of those blasted Faulkner critics, who are almost as inane as the O'Connor critics).
Thanks for passing along the word, though.
She's still giving us a lot to wrestle with, and perhaps we can interest a few more people in her work now that she's dead (it seems to happen somehow).
Oh--and ask me about my most recent Flannery O'Connor story--you'll be properly horrified.
Oooh. Thanks for the snippets. I want more. I am sorry to hear of her passing.
I love Alice Thomas Ellis! I started reading her stuff early this last semester, and was working my way through the Gumberg's collection of her fiction. Then, I read somewhere that she had died, just weeks after I had "discovered" her.
Those are lovely excerpts. I am now possessed by the all-consuming ambition to use the word "otiose" in conversation.
I'll have to tell Monica and Marty. When I was home last, we had a mild Flannery O'Connor celebration -- which, really, was just an excuse to get together. But, I should tell them. And tell them I will.
ATE did get a quote in the Yarn Harlot's book--p. 133.
I was pleased to see that, especially today.
This was news to me (all of it) and I very much enjoyed the quotes.
A touch of MFK Fisher, too? I don't think she was a feminist, either....
xox Kay (Reader Number 5. Right.)
I'm ashamed to say, I'd never heard of Alice Thomas Ellis until I read this entry. But, intrigued by your comments, I followed your links to Amazon and read about a few of her books, and now I have _Fairy Tale_ winging its way to me. I look forward to reading her, and I suspect _Fairy Tale_ will be the first of many more Alice Thomas Ellis' works that fill my bookshelves.
Thanks for expanding my world.
Ditto what Beth said -- never heard of ATE, checked out the offerings, now have a copy of Fairy Tale on the way to me. You're good for my soul, Anne.
Just ordered a couple of books. Thanks for the info and introduction!
Ha ha! TOday I found a pristine copy of Fairy Tale in a local secondhand shop, so I have cancelled my on-line order! Now I can snuggle in bed tonight and immerse myself in deliciously sharp prose.
Aaaargh. Another good writer gone. I didn't hear about her death down here in Australia either. My favourite ATE is _The Sin Eater_.
Always late to the party--or the funeral procession in this case.
I was just trying to find The Serpent on the Rock when I found God Has Not Changed and your post through Google.
Just wanted to register as a fellow admirer of Ellis's work. Last night I picked up Fairy Tale again. I'm sorry there won't be more of her to look forward to.
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