Clyde Edgerton, novelist whose work includes Walking Across Egypt, will read from his work and chat with the audience at Caddo Magnet High School this week. The Mary Jane Malone Lecture Series brings notable authors (Edward Albee, Sylvia Nasar, etc.) to Caddo Magnet each year for the enrichment of students and teachers' literary lives. The Malone Series also funds Edgerton's talk with the public in the PAC at 6:30 pm, Th, Nov 17.
An excerpt from his bio:
Edgerton’s decision to be a serious writer was a very deliberate one, but somewhat of a surprise even to him. He had been keeping a journal, jotting down ideas, feelings, characters, and events on paper. He planned to use this resource in case he continued to write. In May 1978, the Edgertons watched Welty read one of her stories on public television. That night he wrote in his journal: "May 14, 1978—Tomorrow, May 15, 1978—I would like to start being a writer." That was the beginning of a career that has resulted in the creation of seven novels: Raney, Walking Across Egypt, The Floatplane Notebooks, Killer Diller, In Memory of Junior, Redeye, and Where Trouble Sleeps. Their critical reception led to his receiving a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Lyndhurst Fellowship, [and] the North Carolina Award for Literature, a Distinguished Alumni Award from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Education Department, and five notable book awards from the New York Times. Because of his ability to bring his literature to life in readings, he continues to be very much in demand as a speaker and a reader of his own fiction.
More at clydeedgerton.com.
CMHS: 221-2501 and cmhs.com.
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