Quote of the day
Joy is like restless day; but peace divine
Like quiet night;
Lead me, O Lord, — till perfect Day shall shine
Through Peace to Light.
Padgett Powell
Born: April 25, 1952 (age 71)
Bio: Padgett Powell is an American novelist in the Southern literary tradition. His debut novel, Edisto, was nominated for the American Book Award and was excerpted in The New Yorker.
Known for:
- The Interrogative Mood: A Novel? (2009)
- Edisto (1984)
- Cries for Help, Various: Stories (2015)
- You & Me: A Novel (2012)
- Mrs. Hollingsworth's Men (2000)