We Are the Living
We Are the Living is a 1933 collection of short stories by Erskine Caldwell, comprising some of this writer's earlier works.
 First edition (publ. Viking Press) | |
| Author | Erskine Caldwell |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1933 |
Style
The stories are of different characters, some obviously intended as humorous or satirical while others are lyrical, romantic and/or tragic. Most of them are laid against the background of the lives of ordinary people in the contemporary US South, the social milieu most familiar to the author - some being specifically located in his home state of Georgia.
Contents
The stories in the book include:
- "Warm River"
- "We Are Looking at You, Agnes"
- "The People's Choice"
- "Indian Summer"
- "Rachel"
- "The Medicine Man"
- "Picking Cotton"
- "Meddlesome Jack"
- "The Picture"
- "Yellow Girl"
- "August Afternoon"
- "Mama's Little Girl"
- "The First Autumn"
- "After-Image"
- "Crown-Fire"
- "The Empty Room"
- "Over the Green Mountains"
- "The Grass Fire"
- "A Woman in the House"
- "Country Full of Swedes"
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