In love & trouble; stories of Black women.

Title :

Author:

Walker, Alice, 1944-

Format:

Books

Language:

English

ISBN - ISSN:

015644450X

Physical Description:

138 pages ; 21 cm.

Contents:

Roselily -- Really, doesn't crime pay -- Her sweet Jerome -- The child who favored daughter -- Everyday use -- The revenge of Hannah Kemhuff -- The welcome table -- Strong horse tea -- Entertaining God -- The diary of an African nun -- The flowers -- We drink the wine in France -- To hell with dying.

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African American women -- Fiction.

Fiction.

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Admirers of The Color Purple will find in these stories more evidence of Walker's power to depict black women-women who vary greatly in background yet are bound together. "One of the most important, grieving, graceful, and honest writers ever to come into print" (June Jordan).

Author Notes

Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her novel The Color Purple. Her other bestselling novels include By the Light of My Father's Smile, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar. She is also the author of two collections of short stories, three collections of essays, five volumes of poetry, and several children's books. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Born in Eaton, Georgia, Walker now lives in Northern California.

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Dating back to the early 1970s and 1980s, respectively, these short story collections cover the Pulitzer Prize winner's usual ground. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Roselily	p. 3
"Really, Doesn't Crime Pay?"	p. 10
Her Sweet Jerome	p. 24
The Child Who Favored Daughter	p. 35
Everyday Use	p. 47
The Revenge of Hannah Kemhuff	p. 60
The Welcome Table	p. 81
Strong Horse Tea	p. 88
Entertaining God	p. 99
The Diary of an African Nun	p. 113
The Flowers	p. 119
We Drink the Wine in France	p. 121
To Hell with Dying	p. 129

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