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When You Think Of Me
Hard Cover; Very Good; Dust Jacket - Good; Little, Brown First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover, Very Good cloth covered boards; minor edge rubbing. DJ is Good with light edge wear and chipping.Hard Cover; Very Good; Dust Jacket - Good; Little, Brown First Edition / First Printing.
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Mass Market Paperback
Published January 1, 1960
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Erskine Caldwell
304 books244 followersErskine Preston Caldwell was an American author. His writings about poverty, racism and social problems in his native South won him critical acclaim, but they also made him controversial among fellow Southerners of the time who felt he was holding the region up to ridicule.
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May 25, 2019
When You Think of Me
is a most unusual collection of sketches and portraits and, I dare say, perhaps the best place to begin with Erskine Caldwell if you don’t already know his writing.
Caldwell is a master … of characterization, of dialogue, of setting. When You Think of Me provides more than adequate demonstrations of all three skills, even if the various chapters are totally unrelated.
Perhaps the most unusual story among the bunch is the last one—and the one Caldwell chose to give a title to this entire collection: “When You Think of Me.” But it’s unusual not because it contains anything bizarre or extra-terrestrial; rather, its uniqueness (among Caldwell’s body of fiction) can be found in the fact that it centers on ordinary and respectable citizens, unlike Caldwell’s usual cast of characters.
To reiterate, if you’re not familiar with Erskine Caldwell’s work, When You Think of Me might be a good place to begin. It will give you a quite satisfactory sense of the man’s talents—at which point, the choice is yours to continue with him or not.
By the way, When You Think is not the proper title of this book. When You Think of Me is.
RRB
Brooklyn, NY
25 May 2019
Caldwell is a master … of characterization, of dialogue, of setting. When You Think of Me provides more than adequate demonstrations of all three skills, even if the various chapters are totally unrelated.
Perhaps the most unusual story among the bunch is the last one—and the one Caldwell chose to give a title to this entire collection: “When You Think of Me.” But it’s unusual not because it contains anything bizarre or extra-terrestrial; rather, its uniqueness (among Caldwell’s body of fiction) can be found in the fact that it centers on ordinary and respectable citizens, unlike Caldwell’s usual cast of characters.
To reiterate, if you’re not familiar with Erskine Caldwell’s work, When You Think of Me might be a good place to begin. It will give you a quite satisfactory sense of the man’s talents—at which point, the choice is yours to continue with him or not.
By the way, When You Think is not the proper title of this book. When You Think of Me is.
RRB
Brooklyn, NY
25 May 2019
October 16, 2018
Wow, well, what a book this was. So uniquely different to the majority of other Erskine Caldwell books. Especially his ‘short stories’, which were in essence a chapter taken out of context to make a selection of short stories. Here we have a selection of short stories which were not taken from his larger works, but, uniquely independent and stand free by themselves. As such, you get to see a completely different side to Caldwell and his writing style.
His stories entitled ‘Czechoslovakian Sketches’ written in Europe could easily be miss enterpreted as Hemingway in style.
In his works ‘The Stories’ some so so sad (i.e The Light) whilst others can easily fit into and be worthy of a story by Poe.
Overall Caldwell’s writings are synonymous with the South, Race, Religion and Alcholism. This work is completely devoid of such works. As such, this is what becomes so gripping, so enthralling and makes this book stand out to the rest. The overall downside to Caldwell is, that once you have read Tabacco Road and Gods Little Acre, every other of his works blend and merge into the same style book. Then, you get this book, a stand alone, none Caldwell style book. A breath of fresh air to anyone who has read a lot of his works.
His stories entitled ‘Czechoslovakian Sketches’ written in Europe could easily be miss enterpreted as Hemingway in style.
In his works ‘The Stories’ some so so sad (i.e The Light) whilst others can easily fit into and be worthy of a story by Poe.
Overall Caldwell’s writings are synonymous with the South, Race, Religion and Alcholism. This work is completely devoid of such works. As such, this is what becomes so gripping, so enthralling and makes this book stand out to the rest. The overall downside to Caldwell is, that once you have read Tabacco Road and Gods Little Acre, every other of his works blend and merge into the same style book. Then, you get this book, a stand alone, none Caldwell style book. A breath of fresh air to anyone who has read a lot of his works.
February 27, 2026
This is a book of 15 short stories. All original and very different. I really enjoyed this book.
I've read all of Caldwell's books and this stands up well, even though in a different format. Very easy and interesting reading.
I've read all of Caldwell's books and this stands up well, even though in a different format. Very easy and interesting reading.
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