T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling
Thomas Sigismund Stribling was an American writer. Although he acquired a law degree and practiced law for a few years, his career was mainly that of an author of fiction. Known first for adventure stories published in fiction magazines, he later published novels of social satire set mainly in the southern USA. His best-known work is the Vaiden trilogy, set in Florence, Alabama. The first volume is The Forge (1931). He won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1933 for the second novel of this series, The Store. The last, set during the 1920s, is The Unfinished Cathedral (1934). Both the second and third novels were chosen as selections by the Literary Guild.
Birthright: A Novel
A Harvard-educated Black man confronts the harsh realities of the Jim Crow South when he returns home to build a school, facing prejudice and internal conflicts.
By T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
An enormous dry dock sets sail, carrying a hopeful American and a troubled Englishman toward uncertain adventures on the open sea.
By T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling
Fombombo
An American salesman journeys into a chaotic foreign land to secure a firearms deal, only to find himself navigating a revolution and questioning his own principles.
By T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling