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Mending the World : Stories of Family by Contemporary Black Writers by Rosemarie
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- “Has a remainder mark. No writing. Minor shelf wear and page aging.”
- ISBN
- 9780465070626
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
0465070620
ISBN-13
9780465070626
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2270676
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mending the World : Stories of Family by Contemporary Black Writers
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
American / African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-544984
Dewey Edition
0
Synopsis
Today's most talented African American writers redefine and celebrate the black family in a collection of uniquely evocative poetry and prose., The many facets of black family life have not always been fully visible in American literature. Black families have often been portrayed as chaotic, fractured, and emotionally devastated, and historians and sociologists are just beginning to acknowledge the resilience and strength of African American families through centuries of hardship. In Mending the World, a host of beloved writers celebrate the richness of black family life, revealing how deep, complicated, and joyous modern kinship can be. From Jamaica Kincaid's portrait of a young girl moving away from her mother to better know herself to Alice Walker's reflection on the joy and pain of her relationship with her own daughter; from Edwidge Danticat's fictional evocation of a young woman rocked by revelations about her parents to James McBride's elegy for his stepfather, this inspiring volume presents-through fiction, memoir, and poetry-a multi-layered and optimistic portrait of today's black America., The many facets of black family life have not always been fully visible in American literature. Black families have often been portrayed as chaotic, fractured, and emotionally devastated, and historians and sociologists are just beginning to acknowledge the resilience and strength of African American families through centuries of hardship. In Mending the World, a host of beloved writers celebrate the richness of black family life, revealing how deep, complicated, and joyous modern kinship can be.From James McBride's tender recollection of the man who claimed eight stepchildren as his own to Toi Derricotte's moving portrait of a pregnant teenager who decides to keep her child; from Debra Dickerson's lament over the shooting that crippled her nephew to Charles Johnson's whimsical look at a married couple's mid-life crisis; from Shay Youngblood's moving fictional evocation of a lost mother to poet Kendel Hippolyte's poignant telling of a father's unexpected legacy, this inspiring volume presents-through fiction, memoir, and poetry-a multi-layered and optimistic portrait of today's black America.Mending the World features fiction, personal memoir, and poetry by new writers (some publishing here for the first time) and established members of the canon.
LC Classification Number
PS647.A35M46 2003
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