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ISBN
9780374523541
Book Title
Black American Short Stories : a Century of the Best
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
1993
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
John Henrik Clarke
Features
Revised
Genre
Literary Collections, Fiction
Topic
American / African American, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), African American / General
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
448 Pages

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The success of John Henrik Clarke's American Negro Short Stories, first published in 1966, affirmed the vitality and importance of black fiction. Now this expanded edition of that best-selling book, with a new title, offers the reader thirty-one stories included in the original--from Charles W. Chesnutt and Paul Laurence Dunbar in the late nineteenth century to the rich and productive work of the Harlem Renaissance: writers like Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Richard Wright; the World War II accomplishments of Chester Himes, Frank Yerby, and many others; and the later fiction of James Baldwin, Paule Marshall, and LeRoi Jones (Imamu Amiri Baraka). Seven additional contributions round out a century of great stories with the work of Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Eugenia Collier, Jennifer Jordan, James Allan McPherson, Rosemarie Robotham, and Alice Walker. Dr. Clarke has included a new introduction to this 1993 edition, and a short biography of each contributor.

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Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374523541
ISBN-13
9780374523541
eBay Product ID (ePID)
157728

Product Key Features

Book Title
Black American Short Stories : a Century of the Best
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Topic
American / African American, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), African American / General
Features
Revised
Genre
Literary Collections, Fiction
Author
John Henrik Clarke
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
13.1 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Lccn
92-016249
Dewey Decimal
813/.01/08896073
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Lc Classification Number
Ps647.A35b56 1993
Table of Content
Introduction "The Lynching of Jube Benson," Paul Laurence Dunbar "On Being Crazy," W. E. B. Du Bois "The Goophered Grapevine," Charles Waddell Chesnutt "The City of Refuge," Rudolph Fisher "The Overcoat," John P. Davis "Truant," Claude McKay "A Summer Tragedy," Arna Bontemps "The Gilded Six-Bits," Zora Neal Hurtson "Bright and Morning Star," Richard Wright "The Boy Who Painted Christ Black," John Henrik Clarke "One Friday Morning," Langston Hughes "So Peaceful in the Country," Carl Ruthven Offord "And/Or," Sterling Brown "Fighter," John Caswell Smith "The Homecoming," Frank Yerby "How John Boscoe Outsung the Devil," Arthur P. Davis "Solo on the Drums," Ann Petry "Mama's Missionary Money," Chester Himes "See How They Run," Mary Elizabeth Vroman "Exodus," James Baldwin "God Bless America," John O. Killens "Train Whistle Guitar," Albert Murray "The Senegalese," Hoyt W. Fuller "A Matter of Time," Frank London Brown "Cry for Me," William Melvin Kelley "Reena," Paule Marhsall "The Convert," Lerone Bennett, Jr. "The Winds of Change," Loyle Hairston "The Screamers," LeRoi Jones "Sarah," Martin J. Hamer "The Sky Is Gray," Ernest J. Gaines "On Trains," James Alan McPherson "Marigolds," Eugenia W. Collier "Steady Going Up," Maya Angelou "Everyday Use," Alice Walker "The Organizer's Wife," Toni Cade Bambara "Jesse," Rosemarie Robotham "The Wife," Jennifer Jordan Biographical Notes

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  • by jrbemantj
    Nov 24, 2020

    FOR ME, THE FIRST PICKED STORY WAS THE LAST.

    Its a nice book. But the first story I picked at random was AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL. With so many great authors and stories WHY such a sad tale of torture by whites on black!! I cant even look up the name so it can be avoided as the book immediately was placed to contribute to Rescue Mission in the hopes that somehow the other stories redeemed this plus the book was new. But no way was I going to keep a book with that sad story to find out for my self.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: bookoutlet2

  • by johnsonkt2012
    Jul 31, 2022

    good reads

    great stories. recommended purchase.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: wonderbooks

  • by jgray52
    Mar 01, 2010

    GOOD SHORT STORIES!

    Very good short stories! I needed this book for my african american lit class. There is a good amount of stories and from the ones I have read so far, they are all very interesting. Great examples of modern American literature!

  • by sadsnell
    Sep 08, 2010

    bk american short stories

    i needed the book for one of my college engliosh classes. i havent started reading yet, however the book was in great condition. thanks

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