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Just started reading The Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus - a true story teller in the tradition of William Faulkner and Eudora Welty. I downloaded a sample and was immediately hooked.
Well, the first story in the collection, 'The Wish For A Good Young Country Doctor', blew me away for many reasons. The tale contained a description of a cholera outbreak in Iowa in 1849 - and the description of its appearance and the town's reaction so strongly mirrored the covid pandemic - it was startling. Aside from that, this is a ripping good story with unique characters. Gurganus is a supremely gifted story teller that can capture the sound and cadence of the spoken word.
I'm looking forward to wallowing in these stories on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
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