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Dorothy Allison was an authentic voice for the poor, capturing the beauty, humor and pain of working-class life in America

  • Written by Lennard J. Davis, Distinguished Professor of English, Disability Studies and Medical Education, University of Illinois Chicago
Dorothy Allison was an authentic voice for the poor, capturing the beauty, humor and pain of working-class life in AmericaDorothy Allison channeled her impoverished childhood into a richly crafted world that retained its gritty origins.Sophie Bassouls/Sygma via Getty Images

Dorothy Allison, who died on Nov. 5, 2024, published her first novel, “Bastard Out of Carolina,” in 1992, when she was 42 years old.

She mined her own life to craft the...

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