{"product_id":"shifting-interludes","title":"Shifting Interludes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the course of his career Willie Morris (1934-1999) attained national prominence as a journalist, editor, nonfiction writer, novelist, memoirist, and news commentator. As this eloquent book reveals, he was also a master essayist whose gift was in crafting short compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShifting Interludes\u003c\/em\u003e, an anthology that spans his career of forty years, includes pieces he wrote for the \u003cem\u003eDaily Texan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTexas Observer\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Star\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. These diverse works reflect the scope of Morris's wide-ranging interests. The collection comprises biographical profiles, newspaper editorials and columns, political analyses, travel narratives, sports commentaries, book reviews, and his thoughts--both critical and affectionate--about his beloved home state of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo notable essays were published for the first time in this collection--\"A Long-ago Rendezvous with Alger Hiss\" and \"The Day I Followed the Mayor around Town.\" Another essay, \"Mississippi Rebel on a Texas Campus,\" was the first article he wrote for a national publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMorris's subjects reflect his autobiography, his poignant feelings, and his courtly manners. He expresses his outrage as he decries southern racism in \"Despair in Mississippi,\" his melancholy as he recounts a visit to his hometown Yazoo City in \"The Rain Fell Noiselessly,\" his grace as he salutes a college football team and its fallen comrade in \"In the Spirit of the Game,\" his humor as he admits to a bout of middle-age infatuation in \"Mitch and the Infield Fly Rule,\" and his pensiveness as he remembers his much-loved grandmother Mamie in \"Weep No More, My Lady.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67589623382383,"sku":"9781496813213","price":226.58,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/1496813219.jpg?v=1790502506","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/shifting-interludes","provider":"UmLivro Internacional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}