Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor was the supreme chronicler of middle Tennessee society, writing with quiet authority about the conflicts between old and new in Southern upper-middle-class life. He won the Pulitzer Prize for A Summons to Memphis late in his career.
Works
- A Summons to MemphisNovel about an adult son's return home to face his past
- A Woman of MeansNovel depicting a woman's coming of age in the American South
- The Old ForestNovella about a man's past romance intersecting with present day
- A Long FourthStory collection exploring Southern life and domestic relationships
- In the Miro DistrictStory collection about Tennessee families and neighborhood entanglements