Madame Delphine (Esprios Classics) - Cable, George Washington
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George Washington Cable (October 12, 1844 - January 31, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern Southern writer." In his treatment of racism, mixed-race families and miscegenation, his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner. He also wrote articles critical of contemporary society. Due to hostility against him after two 1885 essays encouraging racial equality and…mehr

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George Washington Cable (October 12, 1844 - January 31, 1925) was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. He has been called "the most important southern artist working in the late 19th century", as well as "the first modern Southern writer." In his treatment of racism, mixed-race families and miscegenation, his fiction has been thought to anticipate that of William Faulkner. He also wrote articles critical of contemporary society. Due to hostility against him after two 1885 essays encouraging racial equality and opposing Jim Crow, Cable moved with his family to Northampton, Massachusetts. He lived there for the next thirty years, then moved to Florida.
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George Washington Cable (1844-1925) was an American novelist and short story writer, renowned for his depictions of Creole life in his native New Orleans, Louisiana. His writing career blossomed in the late nineteenth century, when he became an influential figure in Southern literature. Cable's best-known work, 'Madame Delphine' (1881), is a novella that delves into issues of racial identities and the complexities of the Creole society. His literary style is characterized by a deep empathy for his characters and a meticulous attention to the social customs and dialects of the Louisiana Creole culture. Cable's fiction often confronted the racial prejudices and social injustices of the post-Civil War South, which was groundbreaking for its time and solidified his reputation as a progressive voice in Southern letters. His keen observations and regional realism have earned him a place among the distinguished Southern local colorists of his era. Despite the acclaim, Cable's unflinching social critiques also garnered controversy, leading him to move north in the latter part of his life, but his pioneering work continues to be celebrated for its courage and artistry in chronicling the complexities of the American South.