LEADER 03054nam 2200589 450 001 9910798036403321 005 20230808213211.0 010 $a1-61117-615-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000569967 035 $a(EBL)4397207 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001599234 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16300824 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001599234 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14848858 035 $a(PQKB)10064046 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16237710 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14848914 035 $a(PQKB)20713863 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4397207 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse50774 035 $a(OCoLC)931035920 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4397207 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11160916 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL887888 035 $a(OCoLC)941695527 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000569967 100 $a20151202h20162016 uy| 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe time the waters rose $e& stories from the Gulf Coast /$fPaul Ruffin 210 1$aColumbia, South Carolina :$cUniversity of South Carolina Press,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61117-614-X 330 $a"Writer Paul Ruffin celebrates the mysteries of the sea in the short story collection The Time the Waters Rose. From shrimp boat captains to shipyard workers, Ruffin's characters are men who drink, swear, fight, and sometimes kill, but what unifies them is that all-embracing magic of the Gulf coast and the barrier islands. While some are drawn to the Gulf for its mystery, others are there simply to earn a living,and all are unforgettable, from the bawdy, snuff-dipping, rednecks to the land-locked shipbuilder who erects a ship in his suburban backyard to the salty old freethinker aboard The Drag Queen who gives his evangelical shipmate hell for suggesting they say grace beforelunch. The title story, which Ruffin started writing as a ten-year-old bored with traditional Biblical tales, is an irreverent, satirica l retelling of the epic Noah story. All the other tales are set in and around the Mississippi coast, but they are not your typical sea and fishing yarns. While some of the stories may seem far-fetched, they are all drawn from Ruffin's experiences and are rich with tactile descriptions of the Pascagoula River and its surrounding marshlands, from the sun and shadow play of the open waters to the powerful thunderheads and squalls that arise at a moment's notice over the islands of the Gulf"--$cProvided by publisher. 517 3 $aTime the waters rose :$eand stories from the Gulf Coast 606 $aShort stories 615 0$aShort stories. 676 $a813/.54 686 $aFIC029000$2bisacsh 700 $aRuffin$b Paul$01540884 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798036403321 996 $aThe time the waters rose$93793704 997 $aUNINA