'In Country' is about a high school girl's quest for knowledge about her father, who died in Vietnam just before she was born. Bobbie Ann Mason bearcountrydie Change image and share on social
My father-in-law, Barney Rawlings, spent a couple of months hiding out in France in 1944, frantically memorizing a few French words to pass himself off as a Frenchman, but his ordeal had not inspired in me any action until I started taking a French class. Bobbie Ann Mason actionbarneyclass share on social
The farm is one field to the east of the railroad track that used to connect New Orleans with Chicago. The track runs beside Highway 45, an old U.S. route that unites Chicago with Mobile, Alabama. Bobbie Ann Mason alabamachicagoconnect Change image and share on social
You have to realize that, when it comes to the South, we carry around a lot of baggage. The South lost the war, and I spent years denying my culture. Bobbie Ann Mason baggagecarryculture Change image and share on social
I was very bookish and shy. I didn't have playmates, ever. Bobbie Ann Mason bookishplaymateshy Change image and share on social
I used my NEA fellowship to write my novel, 'In Country,' which was published by Harper & Row in 1985. Bobbie Ann Mason countryfellowshipharper Change image and share on social
It was important for me to understand who I am and where I came from. To get a hold on why I do certain things. Bobbie Ann Mason holdimportantthing Change image and share on social
I suppose the desire to go to town helped make me ambitious, and the allure of the worlds that came in over the radio also helped. But the rewards of growing up on a farm were far greater in many ways than life in town. Bobbie Ann Mason allureambitiousdesire share on social
Reading can be just feeding, but smart reading takes us further. The classroom is one way to go deeper, but we can't stay in school forever. Bobbie Ann Mason classroomdeepfeed Change image and share on social
Physicists must feel they are in the most exciting field in the world. Their minds must be afire. Bobbie Ann Mason afireexcitfeel Change image and share on social
