Sam Brigger

Allison also wrote a collection of short stories called Trash, a second novel called Cave Dweller, and a memoir titled Two or Three Things I Know for Sure. Terry Gross spoke with Dorothy Allison in 1992 when Bastard Out of Carolina was published. Allison said she tried to avoid the pitfalls of the literature of victimology by being as honest as possible.

That honesty meant describing the disturbing, confusing thoughts of the victim. Here's a reading from a third of the way into the book. And please note, this interview includes a difficult discussion about child sexual abuse, and you may consider not listening further.

That honesty meant describing the disturbing, confusing thoughts of the victim. Here's a reading from a third of the way into the book. And please note, this interview includes a difficult discussion about child sexual abuse, and you may consider not listening further.

That honesty meant describing the disturbing, confusing thoughts of the victim. Here's a reading from a third of the way into the book. And please note, this interview includes a difficult discussion about child sexual abuse, and you may consider not listening further.

We're listening to Terry's 1992 interview with Dorothy Allison, the author of the best-selling novel Bastard Out of Carolina. More after a break. This is Fresh Air. Thank you. Remember, if you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.

We're listening to Terry's 1992 interview with Dorothy Allison, the author of the best-selling novel Bastard Out of Carolina. More after a break. This is Fresh Air. Thank you. Remember, if you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.

We're listening to Terry's 1992 interview with Dorothy Allison, the author of the best-selling novel Bastard Out of Carolina. More after a break. This is Fresh Air. Thank you. Remember, if you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.

Thank you. Dorothy Allison recorded in 1992. She died last week at the age of 75. On Monday's show, actor and stand-up comic Jimmy O. Yang. He co-starred in the HBO show Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians. Now he's the star of the new television show Interior Chinatown, based on the National Book Award-winning novel of the same name. I hope you can join us.

Thank you. Dorothy Allison recorded in 1992. She died last week at the age of 75. On Monday's show, actor and stand-up comic Jimmy O. Yang. He co-starred in the HBO show Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians. Now he's the star of the new television show Interior Chinatown, based on the National Book Award-winning novel of the same name. I hope you can join us.

Thank you. Dorothy Allison recorded in 1992. She died last week at the age of 75. On Monday's show, actor and stand-up comic Jimmy O. Yang. He co-starred in the HBO show Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians. Now he's the star of the new television show Interior Chinatown, based on the National Book Award-winning novel of the same name. I hope you can join us.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Sam Brigger.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Sam Brigger.

For Terry Gross and Tanya Mosley, I'm Sam Brigger.