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Robert Tallant

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born
in New Orleans, The United States
April 20, 1909

died
April 01, 1957


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Robert Tallant was one of Louisiana’s best-known authors. Born in New Orleans in 1909, he attended the city’s local public schools. Before “drifting” into writing, Tallant worked as an advertising copywriter, a bank teller, and a clerk. It was his friendship with Lyle Saxon that led Tallant to his position as editor on the Louisiana WPA Writers Project during the 1930s and 1940s. In that position, he coauthored Gumbo Ya-Ya: Folk Tales of Louisiana (pb) with Lyle Saxon and Edward Dreyer.

By 1948, Tallant’s career had launched, and over the next eleven years, he produced eight novels, six full-length works of nonfiction, and numerous short stories and articles on subjects of local interest. He is also known to have corresponded with, as well a...more


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Average rating: 3.77 · 371 ratings · 38 reviews · 13 distinct works · Similar authors
Voodoo in New Orleans
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1946
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The Voodoo Queen (Pelican P...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1956 — 2 editions
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The Pirate Lafitte and the ...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1951 — 3 editions
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Mardi Gras . . . as It Was
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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The Louisiana Purchase (Lan...
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3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1952
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Evangeline and the Acadians
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1957 — 4 editions
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Mrs. Candy Strikes It Rich
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012
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Mrs. Candy and Saturday Night
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Ready to Hang: Seven Famous...
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Angel in the Wardrobe
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