Press book and best lesbian book Allison also began work on Bastard Out of Carolina, which has a strong and public autobiographical element The novel, which was published in 1992, was an immediate success It was a National Book Award finalist, received much positive criticism, and became a national bestseller It was also made into a movie by Angelica Houston Allison followed up BastardPortions of this book first appeared in the author's collection of short stories, Trash REGISTERED TRADEMARKMARCA REGISTRADA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGINGINPUBLICATION DATA Allison, Dorothy Bastard out of Carolina / Dorothy Allison p cm eISBN I Title PS3551L4537 1993 813'54—dc CIPBastard Out of Carolina was the debut novel of Dorothy Allison The book, which is semiautobiographical in nature, is set in Allison's hometown of Greenville, South Carolina in the s The novel examines the complexities of motherchild relationships, conditions of class, race, and Bastard Out Of Carolina Essay Docx Sut
