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Hue and Cry

James Alan McPherson

4.1/5 ( ratings)

First published in 1968, this collection includes the Atlantic Prize-winning story Gold Coast and introduced America to McPherson's unforgettable, enduring vision and distinctive artistry.

Hue and Cry is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from Pulitzer Prize winner James Alan McPherson, one of America's most venerated, most original writers. McPherson's characters — gritty, jazzy, authentic, and pristinely rendered — give voice to unheard struggles along the dividing lines of race and poverty in subtle, fluid prose that bears no trace of sentimentality, agenda, or apology.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ecco

Release: November 27, 2001

ISBN: 0060936479

ISBN 13: 9780060936471

Hue and Cry

James Alan McPherson

4.1/5 ( ratings)

First published in 1968, this collection includes the Atlantic Prize-winning story Gold Coast and introduced America to McPherson's unforgettable, enduring vision and distinctive artistry.

Hue and Cry is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from Pulitzer Prize winner James Alan McPherson, one of America's most venerated, most original writers. McPherson's characters — gritty, jazzy, authentic, and pristinely rendered — give voice to unheard struggles along the dividing lines of race and poverty in subtle, fluid prose that bears no trace of sentimentality, agenda, or apology.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Ecco

Release: November 27, 2001

ISBN: 0060936479

ISBN 13: 9780060936471

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