Saturday, April 21, 2007
The Ramada Inn at Shiloh: Allan Gurganus
I heard today, for the second time in probably as many years, a reading on Selected Shorts that memerized me. This time, I was able to note was I was listening to: it was The Ramada Inn at Shiloh, by Allan Gurganus, read by Ted Marcoux. I confess to ignorance of both writer and reader, but now have to say that both are extraordinary. I encourage you to follow the link from here to get to the essay by Gurganus. Originally published in Granta, the piece is no longer available from Granta, but Gurganus makes it available for reading from his website at the link above.
2 comments:
Heard it myself Monday night and was also impressed. Those little details of Civil War era, the stillness, the long sitting period for daguerrotypes, etc. were fascinating.
Thanks for the link. I only heard the last half while I was driving. Now I can read the whole piece at my leisure.
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