Literary Super Bowl Counterprogramming: Louisiana vs. Indiana

February 6th, 2010 admin

The mayors of the two Super Bowl cities often concoct a symbolic wager of the fruits of their hometowns, but what I'd love to see them bet instead would be a box of local books. A few days ago, I ran across (via American Fiction Notes ) Chauncey Mabe's entertaining assessment of how Indiana's literary legacy stacks up against Louisiana's (since limiting it to Indianapolis vs. New Orleans would be a rout from the opening whistle). He makes a valiant case for the Hoosiers against the more lauded lineup from the Big Easy, noting that both Vonnegut and Dreiser called Indiana home, and he really does his homework to credit Indiana with everyone from Jean Shepherd and …

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