I Got Somebody In Staunton: Stories - Rilegato

Lewis, William Henry

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ISBN 10: 0060536659 ISBN 13: 9780060536657

Casa editrice: Amistad Pr, 2005

Riassunto

A collection of ten literary works evokes the African-American experience and includes the tales, "Rossnian Days," in which a Kansas City jazz band seeks stardom in Denver, and "Shades," in which a teen meets his unaware father for the first time. By the author of In the Arms of Elders. 25,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Lewis is an exceptionally promising new writer...intelligent and skilled and very interesting, with a sharp and compassionate eye.” (Peter Matthiessen on In the Arms of Elders)

“A storyteller with a superb sense of place... Evocative stories with a potent kick.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“Thoughtful, appealing...unquestionably powerful.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Lyrical, risk-taking collection. Lewis renders beautifully the sadness of both those left behind and those who’ve done the leaving.” (O magazine)

“Sentence by sentence, this deeply felt and lyrical collection proves that Lewis is a master of the short story.” (--Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genuis)

“Lewis’s new collection of stories is tender, ironic, disturbing, and always poetic. His work is a treasure.” (--Edward P. Jones, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, The Known World)

“These are quiet, deadly stories, beautifully rendered and exquisitely American.” (--Percival Everett, author of Erasure)

“The art of the short story is seduction. And how lovely it is to visit with this amazing voice.” (--Nikki Giovanni)

“Lewis beautifully renders the odd, quiet moments before and after life’s explosive events>” (Entertainment Weekly)

“Moving but unsentimental, these are stories of hard-won wisdom, potent intelligence, and compassion for the cadence of everyday life.” (Boston Globe)

L'autore:

William Henry Lewis is the prizewinning author of a previous story collection, In the Arms of Our Elders. His fiction has appeared in America's top literary journals and several anthologies. He has been honored with many awards, including a prize for short fiction from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation, he was a finalist for the 2005 PEN Faulkner Prize for Fiction, and he is the 2006 recipient of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association Fiction Honor Award.

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• Editore: Amistad Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060536659
• ISBN 13: 9780060536657
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 256