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William Humphrey

AmericanAugust 18, 1924 – August 20, 1997Southern Fiction

William Humphrey was a Texas novelist who wrote with elegant melancholy about family, memory, and the vanishing frontier of the Red River country. Home from the Hill is his finest work.

Works

  • Home from the HillNovel of a Texas hunting family torn apart by violence and betrayal→
  • The OrdwaysMultigenerational saga of a Texas family's journey and conflicts→
  • Farther Off from HeavenMemoir-like novel of rural Texas life and family hardship→
  • Proud FleshNovel exploring Southern family pride and moral reckoning→
  • Open SeasonNovel of Texas hunting and frontier survival→

Related

William Faulkner·Larry McMurtry·Peter Taylor
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