Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1995
Abstract
Jane Gilmore Rushing begins an article entitled “People and Place,” commissioned by The Writer (September 1969) after publication of her second novel, with this self-assessment: “I think I am what you call a regional writer.” Such candid acknowledgement by a writer of what she perceives her role to be in the literary world is rare. Most writers steer clear of the designation of “regionalist,” even those whose works convey a powerful sense of place. Nevertheless, Jane Rushing’s explanation of her authorial selfimage dispels any doubt that she does indeed see herself as a regionalist, whose mission is to share with her readers the people and the place she knows best, her fellow Texans and the Rolling Plains of west Texas, where she was bom.
Recommended Citation
Rodenberger, Lou H. Jane Gilmore Rushing. Boise, ID: Boise State University, 1995. Digital. Western Writers Series, 118.