The Tarheel Connection

Charles Ray has published numerous poems and short stories. The Tarheel Connection is his first novel or chantefable as he sometimes refers to it. Charles Ray is an utterly original intellect; his novel successfully melds a vast array of styles and voices, and we get to see the process as it happens in this brilliant, creative mind. Ray has created a truly unique novel wherein we see the writer's struggle, and also what he is capable of creating. His work redefines techniques and themes not only in the American novel but also in world literature. Provocative and surprising, The Tarheel Connection is a complex and challenging narrative, a true novel of ideas.