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"Set in the Black small-town South of the early sixties, Shay Youngblood's stories capture the richness of being raised into womanhood by a community of women. As seen through the eyes of a girlchild mothered by her 'big mamas,' the daily lives of ordinary incredible women are dynamically portrayed. A 1990 Pushcart Selection."--BOOK JACKET.
An enchanting new collection of twenty-nine short stories from Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez, a master storyteller who “forces upon us at every page the wonder and extravagance of life” (New York Review of Books) Spanning more than two decades, this collection combines humor, history, and mysticism to tell stories about the frightfully poor and outrageously rich, lost opportunities and present joys, memories, illusions, death, and other themes that resound throughout García Márquez’s fiction. Stories include: “The Third Resignation”“Eva Is Inside Her Cat”“Tubal-Cain Forges a Star”“The Other Side of Death”“Dialogue with the Mirror”“Bitterness for Three Sleepwalkers”“How Nathanael Makes a Visit”“Eyes of a Blue Dog”“The Woman Who Came at Six O’clock”“The Night of the Curlews”“Someone Has Been Disarranging These Roses”“Nabo: The Black Man Who Made the Angels Wait”“A Man Arrives in the Rain”“Monologue of Isabel Watching It Rain in Macondo”“Tuesday Siesta”“One of These Days”“There Are No Thieves in This Town”“Balthazar’s Marvelous Afternoon”“Montiel’s Widow”“One Day after Saturday”“Artificial Roses”“Big Mama’s Funeral”“A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”“The Sea of Lost Time”“The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”“Death Constant beyond Love”“The Last Voyage of the Ghost Ship”“Blacamán the Good, Vendor of Miracles”“The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother
The all new essays in this book discuss black cultural retellings of traditional, European fairy tales. The representation of black protagonists in such tales helps to shape children's ideas about themselves and the world beyond--which can ignite a will to read books representing diverse characters. The need for a multicultural text set which includes the multiplicity of cultures within the black diaspora is discussed. The tales referenced in the text are rich in perspective: they are Aesop's fables, Cinderella, Rapunzel and Ananse. Readers will see that stories from black perspectives adhere to the dictates of traditional literary conventions while still steeped in literary traditions traceable to Africa or the diaspora.
A Southern Weave of Women is one of the first sustained treatments of the generation women writers who came of age in the post-World War II South as well as one of the first to situate southern literature fully within a multicultural context
Rafael Devereaux is a successful proposal developer in corporate America. In his early thirties, Rafael is a fiercely handsome black Creole man with smooth, light caramel skin with jet-black curly locks who turns heads of both sexes and is secretly envied by many. He followed the plan set forth by his pious Southern parents: great career, nice home, cars, and marriage. He has it all! So why does he feel so empty? Haunted by his unresolved sexual identities of the past, Rafael begins an introspective quest for truth and self-acceptance. Cherie is an attractive, pretentious, and calculating woman, who is self-absorbed and married to two things--Rafael and her career. She followed the plan too and married the most eligible suitor she met while an undergraduate in Cal. Everything goes according to the plan until she is confronted with her ex-boyfriend, Kelvin, a retired athlete who holds a shattering secret that will eventually shake up the perfect world that Cherie has erected. Michael is a deep-brown and physically solid man who grew up in the parishes surrounding New Orleans. As a search and rescue specialist, he witnesses firsthand the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina and suffers the loss of his friend and endearing grandmother. He is deeply affected, impacted by the storm that displaces his parents and other family members as he sets out to locate them. In the process of his journey, he is also discovering things about himself, questioning the traditional values he was raised on. His character provides us with a deeply spiritual and thoughtful commentary on how Katrina forever changed the lives of its victims on every level--physically, socially, emotionally, economically, and politically. One girl will bring them all together in an unforgettable way! Fast moving and an easy read, Eye of the Storm poses the philosophical questions about our place in the universe, our relationship with God, and the circumstances that define who we truly are.
Made up of true stories ranging all the way from the ins and outs of daily life in the Mississippi Delta to bona fide brushes with history, Anne Hart Preuss Stories from the Hart is a vivid account of one girls life growing up during some of the most formative years in our nations history, the 1950s and 60s. The reader is introduced to characters from days gone by--family, friends, and other townfolk from rural Tallahatchie County, Mississippi--some of whom came and went quickly, and others who stayed a while. Although intensely personal, the memoir is set against a backdrop of social change, including events from the Emmett Till murder trial and trips to Memphis to see Elvis Presley and the Beatles. The tales in Stories from the Hart may be funny, dramatic, or occasionally even wistful, but they are always touching. Whether Anne Hart Preus is reminiscing about holiday traditions and unexpected snow days, recounting fascinating and endearing town characters, or remembering what it was like to grow up in a community where everyone knew everyone, her natural and engaging style weaves compelling stories that will keep readers coming back for more.
An unforgettable journey through racism and faith across the generations. January 15, 1959—a day that changed one family forever. White supremacists kidnapped and severely beat rural Alabama preacher Israel Page, nearly killing him because he had sued a White sheriff's deputy for injuries suffered in a car crash. After "they" "got Daddy," Israel Page's children began leaving the Jim Crow South, the event leaving an indelible mark on the family and its future. Decades later, the events of that day fueled journalist Sharon Tubbs's epic quest to learn who had "gotten" her mother's daddy and why. They Got Daddy follows Tubbs on her moving journey from Fort Wayne, Indiana, to the back roads and rural churches of Alabama. A powerful revelation of the sustaining and redemptive power of faith and unflinching testimony to the deeply embedded effects of racism across the generations, it demonstrates how the search for the truth can offer a chance at true healing.
A gorgeously illustrated picture book that is a powerful love letter to chosen families and the village that raises us. A young girl basks in the love of her community--which includes not only her mother but the many different women who make up her world. Home can be a blue house with white trim you share with your mama. But it can be bigger than that, with lots of Big Mamas to take care of you when your mom works—different houses for every day of the week. Mondays mean Nurse Louella and bike riding. Tuesdays mean eating fufu with your fingers with Miss Zikora. And Wednesdays . . . well, no matter where you are, as long as you are with your Big Mamas, you are home. A girl basks in the warmth of her community in this powerful love letter to chosen families and the villages that raise us, from Pushcart Prize-winning author Shay Youngblood and popular illustrator Lo Harris.
An NPR Best Book of the Year Proudly introducing the Well-Read Black Girl Library Series, On Girlhood is a lovingly curated anthology celebrating short fiction from such luminaries as Rita Dove, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and more. Featuring stories by: Jamaica Kincaid, Toni Morrison, Dorothy West, Rita Dove, Camille Acker, Toni Cade Bambara, Amina Gautier, Alexia Arthurs, Dana Johnson, Alice Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks, Edwidge Danticat, Shay Youngblood, Paule Marshall, and Zora Neale Hurston. “When you look over your own library, who do you see?” asks Well-Read Black Girl founder Glory Edim in this lovingly curated anthology. Bringing together an array of “unforgettable, and resonant coming-of-age stories” (Nicole Dennis-Benn), Edim continues her life’s work to brighten and enrich American reading lives through the work of both canonical and contemporary Black authors—from Jamaica Kincaid and Toni Morrison to Dana Johnson and Alexia Arthurs. Divided into four themes—Innocence, Belonging, Love, and Self-Discovery—On Girlhood features fierce young protagonists who contend with trials that shape who they are and what they will become. At times heartbreaking and hilarious, the stories within push past flat stereotypes and powerfully convey the beauty of Black girlhood, resulting in an indispensable compendium for every home library. “A compelling anthology that . . . results in a literary master class.” —Keishel Williams, Washington Post “A beautiful and comforting patchwork quilt of stories from our literary contemporaries and foremothers.” —Ibi Zoboi, New York Times best-selling coauthor of Punching the Air