Harrison Scott Key

Rehabbing the Southern Way of Life: On “The World’s Largest Man”
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Rehabbing the Southern Way of Life: On “The World’s Largest Man”

At a cultural moment when it seems the Southern Way of Life needs some image rehab, the timing of Harrison Scott Key’s memoir of his Mississippi childhood is impeccable. The World’s Largest Man takes on the Southern masculine ideal, violence, race and more, all under the guise of amiable family anecdote. Comprised of humorous, highly…