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A "soul-stirring debut," Boys of Alabama tells the "bewitching" (Michelle Hart, O, The Oprah Magazine) tale of sixteen-year-old Maxs first year in America. "Daring, unusual . . . and startlingly fresh" (Don Noble, Alabama Public Radio) , Boys of Alabama announced Genevieve Hudsons place in the canon of the southern gothic alongside Donna Tartt and Harper Lee. Newly arrived in Alabama, Max falls in love, questions his faith, and navigates a strange power. Although his German parents dont know what to make of a South pining for the past, shy Max thrives after being taken in by the football team. But when he meets fishnet-wearing Pan in physics class, they embark on a quixotic, consuming relationship. Writing in "prose that is always imaginative and sensual" (Sarah Neilson, Believer) , Hudson offers a complex portrait of masculinity, religion, immigration, and the adolescent pressures that require total conformity.
About the Author
Genevieve Hudson is the author of the novel Boys of Alabama: a novel, A Little in Love with Everyone, and Pretend We Live Here: Stories. Her writing has appeared in ELLE Magazine, Oprah Magazine, McSweeney's, Catapult, Bitch, and other places. She has received fellowships from the Fulbright Program, MacDowell Colony, Caldera Arts, and Vermont Studio Center.
