Great Short Stories by African-American Writers (Dover Thrift Editions: Black History) - Softcover

Rudisel, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048647139X ISBN 13: 9780486471396

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2015

Synopsis

Offering diverse perspectives on the black experience, this anthology of short fiction spotlights works by influential African-American authors. Nearly 30 outstanding stories include tales by W. E. B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Claude McKay, and Jamaica Kincaid.
From the turn of the twentieth century come Alice Ruth Moore's "A Carnival Jangle," Charles W. Chesnutt's "Uncle Wellington’s Wives," and Paul Laurence Dunbar's "The Scapegoat." Other stories include "Becky" by Jean Toomer; "Afternoon" by Ralph Ellison; Langston Hughes's "Feet Live Their Own Life"; and "Jesus Christ in Texas" by W. E. B. Du Bois. Samples of more recent fiction include tales by Jervey Tervalon, Alice Walker, and Edwidge Danticat. Ideal for browsing, this collection is also suitable for courses in African-American studies and American literature.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Blaisdell is professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough Community College and the editor of twenty-two Dover literature and poetry collections.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 048647139X
• ISBN 13: 9780486471396
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Blaisdell Bob