| American Dreams Contributor(s): Sapphire (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679767991 ISBN-13: 9780679767992 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: In the tradition of Alice Walker, this electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban condition in a sensual, propulsive, and prophetic book of poetry and prose. Whether she is writing about an enraged teenager gone "wilding" in Central Park, fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins gunned down by a Korean grocer, or a brutalized child who grows up to escape her probable fate through the miracle of art, Sapphire's vision in this collection of poetry and prose is unswervingly honest. "Stunning . . . . One of the strongest debut collections of the '90s."--"Publishers Weekly |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - African American - Poetry | Women Authors - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Places |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 95049086 |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.18" W x 7.99" (0.48 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the tradition of Alice Walker, this electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban condition in a sensual, propulsive, and prophetic book of poetry and prose. Whether she is writing about an enraged teenager gone "wilding" in Central Park, fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins gunned down by a Korean grocer, or a brutalized child who grows up to escape her probable fate through the miracle of art, Sapphire's vision in this collection of poetry and prose is unswervingly honest. "Stunning . . . . One of the strongest debut collections of the '90s."--Publishers Weekly |