Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line
Collected Stories
$28.89
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2000
Summary
An important collection of short stories by one of the first African American masters of the genre.Unlike the popular “Uncle Remus” stories of Joel Chandler Harris, “The Conjure Woman” and the other tales collected in this volume probe psychological depths of black people in a manner unprecedented at that time. They also expose the anguish of mixed-race men and women and the consequences of racial hatred, mob violence, and moral compromise. This wonderful collection contains all the stories i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141185026 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141185023 |
| Author: | Charles Waddell Chesnutt |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2000 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 128mm x 195mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Charles Waddell Chesnutt
CHARLES WADDELL CHESNUTT (1858-1932) was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He drew on his experiences as a biracial American to address racial passing in his classic novel “The House Behind the Cedars,” Earning a living as a court stenographer and lawyer, Chesnutt supported a writing career that included the publication of numerous short stories and the completion of several other novels, some of which were considered too incendiary to be printed during his time. An active integrationist and civil rights leader, he was awarded a medal by the NAACP for distinguished literary contributions.
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