{"product_id":"ancient-creek-a-folktale-9780967542423","title":"Ancient Creek: A Folktale","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic tale of heroism and revolution by celebrated Kentucky writer Gurney Norman.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1975 as a spoken-word record, Gurney Norman's classic folktale tells the story of resistance among \"the folks\" in a mythical \"hill domain\" ruled by an absurd but evil king. Told in mock-heroic language, the story employs satire, comic irony, regional speech, and \"the voice of a storyteller,\" as a fugitive hero, Jack, leads the people in revolt against an oppressive monarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing cover art by eastern Kentucky artist Pam Oldfield Meade, this new edition of \u003ci\u003eAncient Creek\u003c\/i\u003e includes four essays about the story by scholar Annalucia Accardo, writer Dee Davis, professor Kevin I. Eyster, and the late poet and scholar Jim Wayne Miller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2012 by Old Cove Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-251634\"\u003eGurney Norman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Cove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780967542423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0967542421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC010000\"\u003eFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026amp; Mythology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009000\"\u003eFantasy | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGurney Norman\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and short story writer whose works include \u003ci\u003eDivine Right's Trip, Kinfolks: The Wilgus Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAncient Creek: A Folktale\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAllegiance.\u003c\/i\u003e He is a professor of English at the University of Kentucky and a former Kentucky Poet Laureate. A native of eastern Kentucky and southwestern Virginia, he was the recipient of a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing at Stanford University. Norman has received many honors for his work and is a widely known Appalachian literary and cultural advocate. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eBack Talk from Appalachia: Confronting Stereotypes, and An American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Cove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700470149357,"sku":"9780967542423","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d7900cd2-7753-422f-a044-e59140942043.jpg?v=1703859120","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/ancient-creek-a-folktale-9780967542423","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}