"Reynolds Price (1933–2011), who authored forty-one acclaimed novels, memoirs, plays, and collections of poetry and essays, was one of America's most notable writers of the past half-century. His works have a home on the shelves of millions of admiring readers worldwide. Fueled by a brilliant mind and exuberant spirit, Price’s singular literary voice not only shines a light on the land and people of his native South, but also on the inherent worth of every person. His enduring belief in beauty, courage, grace, and hope transcends time and circumstance. Confined to a wheelchair for the last twenty-seven years of his life, Price surrounded himself at home with art and objects that he loved. ..."
Center for Documentary Studies
Oxford American
The Paris Review: Seeing Reynolds Price Through His Art Collection
New Republic: Dream of a House Remembers One Writer’s “Long and Happy Life”
Reynolds Price's house, Durham, North Carolina, 2011.
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