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Allison, Dorothy
Most widely held works about
Dorothy Allison
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Class definitions : on the lives and writings of Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, and Dorothy Allison by Michelle M Tokarczyk(
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Cavedweller by Kate Moira Ryan(
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Critical essays on the works of American author Dorothy Allison(
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Missing person by Robert V Cox(
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Bastard out of Carolina(
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Contemporary literary criticism. Volume 153(
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Class definitions : on the lives and readings of Maxine Hong Kingston, Sandra Cisneros, and Dorothy Allison by Michelle M Tokarczyk(
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)
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Interview with Dorothy Allison, April 02, 1998(
Sound Recording
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Interview with Dorothy Allison, June 10, 1997(
Sound Recording
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Interview with Dorothy Allison, February 01, 2001(
Sound Recording
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Dorothy E. Allison : (1949-) Biographies, Criticism, Journal articles, Work overviews(
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A reader's guide to the works of Dorothy Allison : Cavedweller, Bastard out of Carolina, Two or three things I know for sure(
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Geographies of power in Willa Cather, Gabriel García Márquez, and Dorothy Allison by Suzanne Angela Bergfalk(
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EX-centricities : a geo/graphics of self-re/presentation in the autobiographics of Dorothy Allison, Minnie Bruce Pratt, and Kim Chernin by Connie D Griffin(
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Undoing the damage : Dorothy Allison's vision of motherhood and the family by Harriet Mauck Regen(
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Novelist out of Carolina : Dorothy Allison : a profile by E. J Graff(
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Interview with Dorothy Allison by Dorothy Allison(
Sound Recording
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Dorothy E. Allison : (1949-) Biographies, Journal articles(
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Dialogic voice in contemporary women's memoir : daughter's narrative strategies for negotiating cultural and generational differences in the mother/daughter relationship by Stephanie Marie Gustafson(
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Re-writing class : voicing "white trash" in Dorothy Allison's fiction by Christopher R Howland(
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Most widely held works by
Dorothy Allison
Bastard out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison (
Book
)
47
editions published
between
1992
and
2005
in
10
languages
and held by
2,941
libraries
worldwide
Bone, an illegitimate child in a family of social outcasts, sees her mother's happiness with her new husband and will not tell when the stepfather begins abusing her in the 1950s.
Cavedweller by Dorothy Allison (
Book
)
33
editions published
between
1998
and
2001
in
4
languages
and held by
2,433
libraries
worldwide
A Georgia woman who abandoned her family to become a singer in California, returns 10 years later. It happens after Delia Byrd's new man dies in an accident, leaving her with a child. The novel describes the family's adjustment, including that of her teen daughters. By the author of Bastard Out of Carolina.
Two or three things I know for sure by Dorothy Allison (
Book
)
23
editions published
between
1995
and
2002
in
English and German
and held by
1,213
libraries
worldwide
In Two or Three Things I Know for Sure, Dorothy Allison takes a probing look at her family's history to give us a lyrical, complex memoir that explores how the gossip of one generation can become legends for the next. Illustrated with photographs from the author's personal collection, Two or Three Things I Know for Sure tells the story of the Gibson women - sisters, cousins, daughters, and aunts - and the men who loved them, often abused them, and, nonetheless, shared their destinies.
Skin : talking about sex, class & literature by Dorothy Allison (
Book
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11
editions published
between
1994
and
1995
in
English
and held by
692
libraries
worldwide
A collection of essays, autobiographical narratives, and performance pieces.
Trash by Dorothy Allison (
Book
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5
editions published
between
1988
and
2006
in
English and Italian
and held by
476
libraries
worldwide
Preface: Deciding to live -- River of names -- "The meanest woman ever left Tennessee" -- Mama -- Gospel song -- I'm working on my charm -- Steal away -- Monkeybites -- Don't tell me you don't know -- Demon lover -- Her thighs -- The muscle of the mind -- Violence against women begins at home -- A lesbian appetite.
After Stonewall from the riots to the millennium(
visu
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1
edition published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
336
libraries
worldwide
In 1969 the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, leading to three nights of rioting by the city's gay community. With this outpouring of courage and unity the Gay Liberation Movement had begun. Chronicles the history of lesbian and gay life from the riots at Stonewall to the end of the century. Captures the hard work, struggles, tragic defeats and exciting victories experienced since then. It explores how AIDS literally changed the direction of the movement.
IdaApplebroog : nothing personal, paintings 1987-1997 by Ida Applebroog (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
1998
in
English
and held by
267
libraries
worldwide
Trash : stories by Dorothy Allison (
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1988
and
2002
in
English
and held by
251
libraries
worldwide
The limitless scope of human emotion and experience are depicted in these stories, which give an eloquent voice to the terrible wounds we inflict on those closest to us.
Sandra Cisneros(
visu
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2
editions published
between
1997
and
1999
in
English
and held by
243
libraries
worldwide
Sandra Cisneros reads her story "Eleven" and other works and is interviewed by Dorothy Allison on Oct. 8, 1996.
The women who hate me : poetry, 1980-1990 by Dorothy Allison (
Book
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2
editions published
in
1991
in
English
and held by
223
libraries
worldwide
Cavedweller(
visu
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3
editions published
between
2004
and
2005
in
English
and held by
190
libraries
worldwide
The story of Delia, a determined young mother who decides to return to her rural southern hometown after the unexpected death of her second husband. There she must face the two daughters and abusive husband she abandoned a decade ago.
Sandra Cisneros in conversation with Dorothy Allison(
visu
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2
editions published
in
1999
in
English
and held by
132
libraries
worldwide
Sandra Cisneros reads her story "Eleven" and other works and is interviewed by Dorothy Allison on October 8, 1996.
The women who hate me by Dorothy Allison (
Book
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4
editions published
between
1983
and
1991
in
English
and held by
90
libraries
worldwide
Stonewall the making of a gay and lesbian community(
visu
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1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
80
libraries
worldwide
Disc 1, Before Stonewall: Chronicles through interviews and historical footage the social, political and cultural history of homosexuality in America from the 1920s through 1969. Covers many of the milestones in the fight for gay acceptance and equal rights, culminating in the 1969 riots following the police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village.
Trash : stories and poems by Dorothy Allison (
Book
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4
editions published
between
1991
and
1995
in
English
and held by
55
libraries
worldwide
Two or three things but nothing for sure(
visu
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6
editions published
in
1996
in
English
and held by
46
libraries
worldwide
Author Dorothy Allison reads excerpts from Two or three things I know for sure, Skin, and Trash.
Dorothy Allison : a psychic story by Dorothy Allison (
Book
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2
editions published
in
1980
in
English
and held by
40
libraries
worldwide
The Road Aces and find Terry! He's lost by Dorothy Allison (
Book
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1
edition published
in
1985
in
English
and held by
31
libraries
worldwide
"Oh, no! Terry, Cindy's little brother, is lost. The family had gone camping and Terry wandered off into the forest. Now, where is he? And - how to find him? It isn't until Jim and Susie start looking that they figure out a plan. But, will it work? Time is their biggest enemy" -- Back cover.
What it took for me to get here : young writers on the journey through life(
Book
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1
edition published
in
1999
in
English
and held by
24
libraries
worldwide
L'histoire de Bone by Dorothy Allison (
Book
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2
editions published
between
1998
and
2009
in
French
and held by
21
libraries
worldwide
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Abandoned children Abusive men Allegories Allison, Dorothy American literature Applebroog, Ida Audiobooks Authors, American Biography Child abuse Children of abused wives Cisneros, Sandra Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary films Drama Exhibition catalogs Families Feature films Feminists Fiction Gay men Georgia Group identity Historical fiction Human rights workers Interviews Kingston, Maxine Hong Large type books Lesbianism Lesbians Literary collections Literature Manners and customs Mothers and daughters New York (State)--New York Parent and adult child Poetry Poor women Poverty South Carolina South Carolina--Greenville County Southern States Stonewall Riots (New York, New York : 1969) United States Women Women authors Women authors, American Working class Working class women Working class writings, American
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