Dorothy Allison
American novelist and memoirist whose Bastard Out of Carolina is a harrowing and lyrical account of childhood abuse and class struggle in the American South. Her work is celebrated for its honesty and political courage. She is a key figure in queer and working-class American literature.
Works
- Bastard Out of CarolinaA girl suffers brutal abuse in rural South Carolina, seeking survival and strength
- CavedwellerA woman rebuilds her life and family after leaving an abusive marriage
- TrashStories of working-class Southern women surviving poverty, abuse, and social stigma
- Two or Three Things I Know for SureA lyrical memoir exploring abuse, survival, and the author's unconventional family