Reynolds Price
Reynolds Price
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Reynolds Price was born on August 1, 1933, in Macon, North Carolina. He is commonly referred to as Reynolds Price.
Birth and Death Dates
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Born: August 1, 1933
Died: April 20, 2011 at the age of 77
Nationality and Profession(s)
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Price was an American novelist, poet, and playwright. His writing often focused on themes related to human relationships, morality, and personal growth.
Early Life and Background
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Growing up in North Carolina, Price developed a deep connection with the region's rich literary heritage. He began writing at a young age, influenced by his mother, who encouraged his creative pursuits. After graduating from high school, he attended Duke University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature.
Major Accomplishments
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Price is best known for his novels, which often explored the complexities of human relationships and morality. Some of his notable works include:
"A Whole New Life" (1990) - a novel that won the Southern Writers Festival's Novel Award
"Katie Comans" (1983) - a novel that received critical acclaim for its exploration of themes related to identity and belonging
Notable Works or Actions
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Throughout his career, Price was recognized with numerous awards and honors. Some notable works include:
"The Transfiguration Season" (1971), which explores the complexities of human relationships through a series of interconnected stories
"Master of Ephemeral Places" (1989), a novel that examines themes related to identity, morality, and personal growth
Impact and Legacy
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Price's writing has had a lasting impact on American literature. His exploration of complex themes and his unique narrative style have influenced generations of writers.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Reynolds Price is widely quoted or remembered for his insightful and thought-provoking works, which often challenged readers to re-examine their perspectives on human relationships and morality. His writing continues to be relevant today, offering a powerful exploration of the complexities and nuances of the human experience.
Quotes by Reynolds Price
Even now, after whatever gains feminism has made in involving fathers in the rearing of their children, I still think virtually all of us spend the most formative years of our lives very much in the presence of women.
The older I’ve got the less I find myself going back and re-reading or really reading new fiction or poetry.
A need to tell and hear stories is essential to the species Homo sapiens – second in necessity apparently after nourishment and before love and shelter. Millions survive without love or home, almost none in silence; the opposite of silence leads quickly to narrative, and the sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives, from the small accounts of our day’s events to the vast incommunicable constructs of psychopaths.
We crave nothing less that the perfect story; And while we chatter or listen all our lives to a din of craving – jokes, anecdotes, novels, dreams, films, plays, songs, half the words of our days – We are satisfied only by the one short tale we feel to be true; History is the will of a just God who knows us.
Writing is a fearsome but grand vocation – potentially healing but likewise deadly. I wouldn’t trade my life for the world.
Many Americans would die naked in the middle of the road before they’d tell you what’s hurt them most. But a born Southerner will show you the cell in their heart that burns the hardest. They’ll hold it out to you in their bare right hand.
Strength just comes in one brand – you. Stand up at sunrise and meet what they send you and keep your hair combed.
Southerners ask intimate questions in the way monkeys groom each other for lice, not to pry but to make you feel cared for.