George Washington Cable
George Washington Cable was the foremost local colorist of Creole Louisiana, whose fiction celebrated the complex, multiracial culture of New Orleans. His frank treatment of racial injustice made him controversial in the South.
Works
- The GrandissimesNovel set in New Orleans exploring aristocratic families and the legacy of slavery
- Old Creole DaysStory collection of Creole characters and life in post-Civil War Louisiana
- Madame DelphineNovella of a free woman of color navigating racial codes in antebellum New Orleans
- Dr. SevierNovel of a physician treating rich and poor alike in Civil War-era New Orleans
- BonaventureStory set in Louisiana exploring relationships and social boundaries