author
T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling
1881–1965
Best known for sharp, often satirical novels of the American South, this Pulitzer Prize-winning writer moved from practicing law into a long career in fiction. His most famous work is the trilogy that includes The Forge, The Store, and Unfinished Cathedral.
3 Audiobooks
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
by T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling
Fombombo
by T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling
Birthright: A Novel
by T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling
About the author
Born in Clifton, Tennessee, in 1881, he studied law and worked as a lawyer for a short time before turning mainly to writing. Over the course of his career he published novels, stories, and other fiction, building a reputation for lively storytelling and for his critical eye on Southern life.
His best-known books are the novels of the so-called Vaiden trilogy: The Forge (1931), The Store (1932), and Unfinished Cathedral (1934). The Store won the 1933 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel, bringing him his widest recognition.
Stribling died in 1965 in Florence, Alabama. Today he is remembered especially for fiction that mixed social observation, regional detail, and satire in ways that still make his portrait of the early 20th-century South stand out.