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Stories, novels & essays / Charles W. Chesnutt.

Stories, novels, and essays (other title)
Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932 (Author).

Summary:

A collection of the best fiction and nonfiction from the literary genius who defied social conventions with his groundbreaking explorations of racial identity and the use of African-American speech and folklore includes The Conjure Woman and The House Behind the Cedars, and is accompanied by a detailed chronology of his life.

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  • ISBN: 9781931082068
  • ISBN: 1931082065
  • Physical Description: x, 939 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Library of America, [2002]

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With Note:
MARCIVE 03/01/06
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 929-939).
Formatted Contents Note:
The conjure woman -- The wife of his youth and other stories of the color line -- The house behind the cedars --The marrow of tradition -- Uncollected stories -- Selected essays.

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Subject: African Americans > Fiction.
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Genre: Fiction.

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