Twain was known for his use of satire, and both of these books carry with them heavy doses of social criticism. William Faulkner called Twain “the father of American literature,” and Twain’s obituary acknowledged him as “the greatest humorist has produced.” Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn deal with boys growing up and adventuring along the Mississippi River in the antebellum South. “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn,” wrote Ernest Hemingway in a 1935 essay. Mark Twain – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). If you prefer to avoid literature of this nature, I encourage you to further research these authors and books before you start reading.)
Some of these authors may use racially insensitive language, or potentially upsetting plot points, but I won’t address specifics in this post. (As with any society, the South is responsible for both positive and negative contributions to culture. Whether you’re new to the southern states, or you’re a native southerner who wants to get more familiar with a writer who shares your family culture, I hope you’ll find an interesting, new-to-you author by the end of this post. These writers have played an important role in capturing, communicating, and preserving some of the cultural aspects of the South, from the hills of Appalachia to the bayous of Louisiana, and the states in between.
With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to talk about classic Southern Fiction writers. While Franklin has maintained its classic southern charm, we’ve also welcomed a healthy number of transplants from all over the USA, and from other countries, as well. Whereas we used to be the “#1 small town in Tennessee,” we are now ranked as the 7 th largest city in the state! Since 1980, Franklin’s population has increased more than 500%, which you’ll have no trouble believing if you want to go anywhere during morning rush hour – or lunch hour – or evening rush hour – or a Saturday – you get the gist. And so is our little town of Franklin, one of Nashville’s major suburbs.
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