Who This Author Is

Alan Cheuse has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 6 catalog-linked books across 1991 to 2009, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Lost and Old Rivers and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Texas A & M Univ Pr and Columbia University Press.

Best Place To Start

Lost and Old Rivers

Texas A & M Univ Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Texas A & M Univ Pr and Columbia University Press

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2009; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Texas A & M Univ Pr and Columbia University Press.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Lost and Old Rivers

    Texas A & M Univ Pr • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 211 pages.

  2. The Grandmothers' Club: A Novel

    Texas A & M Univ Pr • 1994 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  3. Listening to the page

    Columbia University Press • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 290 pages.

  4. The Light Possessed : A Novel

    Harpercollins • 1991 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 325 pages.

  5. The Tennessee Waltz and Other Stories

    Texas A & M Univ Pr • 1992 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992.

  6. A trance after breakfast

    Sourcebooks • 2009 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2009.

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