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Elbow Room

James Alan McPherson

3.7/5 ( ratings)

A beautiful collection of short stories that explores blacks and whites today, Elbow Room is alive with warmth and humor. Bold and very real, these twelve stories examine a world we all know but find difficult to define.

Whether a story dashes the bravado of young street toughs or pierces through the self-deception of a failed preacher, challenges the audacity of a killer or explodes the jealousy of two lovers, James Alan McPherson has created an array of haunting images and memorable characters in an unsurpassed collection of honest, masterful fiction.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fawcett

Release: October 12, 1986

ISBN: 0449213579

ISBN 13: 9780449213575

Elbow Room

James Alan McPherson

3.7/5 ( ratings)

A beautiful collection of short stories that explores blacks and whites today, Elbow Room is alive with warmth and humor. Bold and very real, these twelve stories examine a world we all know but find difficult to define.

Whether a story dashes the bravado of young street toughs or pierces through the self-deception of a failed preacher, challenges the audacity of a killer or explodes the jealousy of two lovers, James Alan McPherson has created an array of haunting images and memorable characters in an unsurpassed collection of honest, masterful fiction.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Fawcett

Release: October 12, 1986

ISBN: 0449213579

ISBN 13: 9780449213575

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