Category Archives: Naumoff, Laurence
Laurence Naumoff. Silk Hope, N.C. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994.
The old farmhouse outside of the small Piedmont community of Silk Hope has passed down through generations from mother to daughter. The original occupants stipulated that only women could inherit the house. The current owners, Frannie and Natalie Vaughan, have … Continue reading
Filed under 1990-1999, 1994, Chatham, Naumoff, Laurence, Piedmont
Lawrence Naumoff. A Southern Tragedy, in Crimson and Yellow. Winston-Salem: Zuckerman Cannon, 2005.
In this work of “docufiction,” Naumoff explores the tragic 1991 fire at a chicken plant in Hamlet, N.C. in which many workers died when they were locked into the building, unable to escape from the flames. Naumoff engages many of … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2005, Docufiction, Naumoff, Laurence, Richmond
