California Uncovered : Stories For The 21st Century

Fiction. Anthology. Edited by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, William E. Justice & James Quay. As the centerpiece of the California Stories Uncovered program of the California Council for the Humanities, this literary anthology blends the fresh new voices of this state with established California writers like Joan Didion and John Steinbeck. The program, which promotes reading and writing about California's changing face among Californians of all ages, launched in April 2005 and features widely promoted discussion groups, school programs, and author events statewide. In poems, excerpts from novels, interviews, stories and personal essays, the writers found in this anthology stretch the boundaries of genre to create a startling portrait of the state. CALIFORNIA UNCOVERED is a sincere look at the puzzles and paradoxes that make California what it is. CALIFORNIA UNCOVERED is an attempt to draw us all together in the common cause of understanding.