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| Chute's first, and best known, novel , ''The Beans of Egypt, Maine,'' was published in 1985 and made into a 1994 film of the same name, directed by Jennifer Warren. Chute's next two books, ''Letourneau's Used Auto Parts'' (1988) and ''Merry Men'' (1994), are also set in the town of Egypt, Maine. | Chute's first, and best known, novel , ''The Beans of Egypt, Maine,'' was published in 1985 and made into a 1994 film of the same name, directed by Jennifer Warren. Chute's next two books, ''Letourneau's Used Auto Parts'' (1988) and ''Merry Men'' (1994), are also set in the town of Egypt, Maine. | ||
| Her 1999 novel ''Snow Man'' deals with the underground militia movement, something that Chute has devoted more of her time to in recent years. She is currently the leader of a group known as the Second Maine Militia and a fierce defender of the Second Amendment, keeping an AK-47 and a small cannon at her home in Maine. Chute also speaks out publicly about class issues in America and publishes "The Fringe," a monthly collection of in-depth ], short stories, and intellectual commentary on current events. She once ran a satiric campaign for governor of Maine. | Her 1999 novel ''Snow Man'' deals with the underground militia movement, something that Chute has devoted more of her time to in recent years. She is currently the leader of a group known as the ] and a fierce defender of the ], keeping an AK-47 and a small cannon at her home in Maine. {{fact}} Chute also speaks out publicly about class issues in America and publishes "The Fringe," a monthly collection of in-depth ], short stories, and intellectual commentary on current events. She once ran a satiric campaign for governor of Maine. | ||
| In 2008, she published ''The School on Heart's Content Road,'' which deals with a polygamist compound in Maine under scrutiny after an article on them goes national. The project was originally a novel of more than 2,000 pages, which has since been broken up into a projected five-part cycle. | In 2008, she published ''The School on Heart's Content Road,'' which deals with a polygamist compound in Maine under scrutiny after an article on them goes national. The project was originally a novel of more than 2,000 pages, which has since been broken up into a projected five-part cycle. | ||
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Carolyn Chute (born June 14, 1947) is an American writer and populist political activist strongly identified with the culture of poor, rural western Maine.
Chute's first, and best known, novel , The Beans of Egypt, Maine, was published in 1985 and made into a 1994 film of the same name, directed by Jennifer Warren. Chute's next two books, Letourneau's Used Auto Parts (1988) and Merry Men (1994), are also set in the town of Egypt, Maine.
Her 1999 novel Snow Man deals with the underground militia movement, something that Chute has devoted more of her time to in recent years. She is currently the leader of a group known as the Second Maine Militia and a fierce defender of the Second Amendment, keeping an AK-47 and a small cannon at her home in Maine. Chute also speaks out publicly about class issues in America and publishes "The Fringe," a monthly collection of in-depth political journalism, short stories, and intellectual commentary on current events. She once ran a satiric campaign for governor of Maine.
In 2008, she published The School on Heart's Content Road, which deals with a polygamist compound in Maine under scrutiny after an article on them goes national. The project was originally a novel of more than 2,000 pages, which has since been broken up into a projected five-part cycle.
Chute lives in Parsonsfield, Maine near the New Hampshire border, in a home with no telephone, no computer, no fax machine and an outhouse in lieu of a working bathroom. She is married to Michael Chute, a local handyman who never learned to read, and has a daughter named Joannah as well as several grandchildren.
External links
- Interview with Carolyn Chute at newdemocracyworld.com
- Article in Salon.com
- Article in International Herald Tribune, 5 November 2008
- http://archive.seacoastonline.com/news/kerr/10_19kerr.htm The Culling: By D. Allan Kerr, "For Some Artists, The Struggle Doesn't End"