Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/allan-gurganus-reads-his-new-work Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Allan Gurganus is perhaps best known for his 1989 novel, “The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All.” He attended the Iowa Writers’ workshop in the 1970s and studied with John Cheever. Since then, he’s returned to give readings and teach master classes. Here’s a short excerpt from his current project, “The Erotic History of a Southern Baptist Church.”