Ferrol Sams Jr., a practicing medical doctor in Fayetteville, Georgia, took up writing as a late supplement to his career, initially as a means of preserving stories of his childhood for his own progeny. His writing, much of it semi-autobiographical, very quickly generated a national following and within a decade he had created a body of work that placed him as a minor but noteworthy voice in contemporary southern literature. Sams is best known for his recreation of the early twentieth century American South, with novels and stories of close-knit families and communities. Praised for its wry humor and introspective style, his writing is marked by the frequent use of southern dialect and idiosyncratic characters. Sams has written both fic

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First published 06 January 2005

Citation: Zani, Steven. "Ferrol Sams". The Literary Encyclopedia. 6 January 2005.
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