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Terry Kay’s The Year the Lights Came On: An Appalachian Huckleberry Finn

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Terry Kay's The Year the Lights Came On launched his career as a novelist and storyteller after a successful career in journalism. The book is in many ways an Appalachian version of Mark Twain's Huck Finn, its structure picaresque and its tone and style similar to Twain's landmark tale.

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Terry Kay’s The Year the Lights Came On: An Appalachian Huckleberry Finn

Terry Kay's The Year the Lights Came On launched his career as a novelist and storyteller after a successful career in journalism. The book is in many ways an Appalachian version of Mark Twain's Huck Finn, its structure picaresque and its tone and style similar to Twain's landmark tale.