George Garrett

George Garrett, no stranger to these pages, wrote more than 30 books and edited more than 20 others. He was best known for his trilogy of historical novels, Death of the Fox, The Succession, and Entered from the Sun. His wide-ranging talents encompassed poetry, short stories, essays, criticism, humor, and a brief, unrewarding affair with screenwriting. He retired from teaching creative writing and literature in 2000, after many years at the University of Virginia.

Published in VQR

• The Crossover Beard; or, the True Story of Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (Among Other Things), Winter 2005
• Staige Blackford (1931-2003), Autumn 2003
• A Summoning of Place, Summer 2003
• Lee’s Men In Gray and Glory, Spring 2003
• Literary Ladies of Dixie, Winter 2003
• “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire”: Some Notes on the Life and Art of the Late James Dickey, Winter 2001
• Then and Now: In Cold Blood Revisited, Summer 1996
• Captain Barfoot Tells His Tale, Spring 1990
• My Two One-Eyed Coaches, Spring 1987
• Laughter In the Dark and Other Things, Spring 1983
• The Naked Voice, Spring 1964
• Sweeter Than the Flesh of Birds, Autumn 1962
• Revival, Autumn 1960
• The Last of the Spanish Blood, Spring 1960
• Bread from Stones, Autumn 1958