| Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line Contributor(s): Chesnutt, Charles W. (Author), Andrews, William L. (Introduction by) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0141185023 ISBN-13: 9780141185026 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: Unlike the popular "Uncle Remus" stories of Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Chesnutt's tales probe psychological depths in black people unheard of before in Southern regional writing. They also expose the anguish of mixed-race men and women and the consequences of racial hatred, mob violence, and moral compromise. This important collection contains all the stories in his two published volumes, The Conjure Woman and The Wife of His Youth, along with two uncollected works: the tragic "Dave's Neckliss" and "Baxter's Procustes", Chesnutt's parting shot at prejudice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | African American - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00708421 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.03" W x 7.68" (0.44 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unlike the popular Uncle Remus stories of Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Chesnutt's tales probe psychological depths in black people unheard of before in Southern regional writing. They also expose the anguish of mixed-race men and women and the consequences of racial hatred, mob violence, and moral compromise. This important collection contains all the stories in his two published volumes, The Conjure Woman and The Wife of His Youth, along with two uncollected works: the tragic Dave's Neckliss and Baxter's Procustes, Chesnutt's parting shot at prejudice. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |