| Wench Contributor(s): Perkins-Valdez, Dolen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061706566 ISBN-13: 9780061706561 Publisher: Amistad Press OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | African American - Historical - Fiction | African American - Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: P.S. |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is startling and original fiction that raises provocative questions of power and freedom, love and dependence. An enchanting and unforgettable novel based on little-known fact, Wench combines the narrative allure of Cane River by Lalita Tademy and the moral complexities of Edward P. Jones's The Known World as it tells the story of four black enslaved women in the years preceding the Civil War. A stunning debut novel, Wench marks author Perkins-Valdez--previously a finalist for the 2009 Robert Olen Butler Short Fiction Prize--as a writer destined for greatness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Perkins-Valdez, Dolen: - Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Wench. In 2011 she was a finalist for two NAACP Image Awards and the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for fiction. She was also awarded the First Novelist Award by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association. She lives in Washington, D.C. @Dolen / dolenperkinsvaldez.com |