Lewis Nordan
Lewis Nordan was a Mississippi writer of comic Gothic fiction whose Wolf Whistle imaginatively retells the Emmett Till murder through the lens of Southern grotesque and magical realism. His work is sorrowful and funny in equal measure.
Works
- Wolf WhistleBlack Mississippian wrongfully accused of murder in the aftermath of racial violence
- The Sharpshooter BluesBlues musician's life unfolds through interconnected tales of love and Mississippi
- Lightning SongGrieving man's spiritual and spiritual journey through violence and unexpected redemption
- Boy with Loaded GunBoy's coming-of-age through violence, masculinity, and Mississippi's racial landscape
- Sugar Among the FreaksMagical tale of freaks, misfits, and transformation in a small Southern community