Episode 55: Writer Ron Rash on McCarthy's Work and Influence

From Reading McCarthy by Scott Yarbrough and Guest Hosts

November 18, 2024 · 42 min · Season 4 · Episode 55

About this episode

Episode 55 features a discussion with Ron Rash about Cormac McCarthy's work and influence.

Episode 55 is a discussion with award winning novelist, short story writer, poet, and big-time McCarthy fan, Ron Rash. Ron attended Gardner Webb University in Boiling Rock NC and then earned his master’s in English at Clemson University. He is a writing and English faculty member at Western Carolina in Cullowhee, NC, where he serves as the John and Dorothy Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies. Ron has won many (I mean, many) honors and awards, inclu...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Yarbrough

Guest: Ron Rash

Topics covered

McCarthy's influence
literature
Appalachian culture
writing
novels
poetry

Keywords

Ron Rash
McCarthy
Appalachian studies
novelist
poet
literary influence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gardner Webb University, Clemson University, Western Carolina, John and Dorothy Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies