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Best African American Fiction 2009 Edition
Contributor(s): Harris, E. Lynn (Editor), Early, Gerald (Editor), Myers, Walter Dean (Author)

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ISBN: 0553385348     ISBN-13: 9780553385342
Publisher: Bantam
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2009
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Annotation: "Best African American Fiction" brings together short fiction by well known and up-and coming young writers to watch.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | African American - General
- Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors)
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
Dewey: FIC
Series: Best African American Fiction
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.26" W x 9.2" L (0.90 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Ikids, Price on Product
Review Citations: Library Journal 11/01/2008 pg. 82
Booklist 11/15/2008 pg. 17
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2008 pg. 1220
Library Journal 01/15/2009 pg. 86
Publishers Weekly 11/10/2008 pg. 33
 
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Publisher Description:
Introducing the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology featuring the year's most outstanding fiction by some of today's finest African American writers.

From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African American fiction. Created during a period of electrifying political dialogue and cultural, social, and economic change that is sure to captivate the imaginations of writers and readers for years to come, these short stories and novel excerpts explore a rich variety of subjects. But most of all, they represent exceptional artistry.

Here you'll find work by both established names and up-and-comers, ranging from Walter Dean Myers to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mat Johnson, and Junot D az. They write about subjects as diverse as the complexities of black middle-class life and the challenges of interracial relationships, a modern-day lynching in the South and a young musician's coming-of-age during the Harlem Renaissance. What unites these stories, whether set in suburbia, in eighteenth-century New York City, or on a Caribbean island that is supposed to be "brown skin paradise," is their creators' passionate engagement with matters of the human heart.

Masterful and engaging, this first volume of Best African American Fiction features stories you'll want to savor, share, and return to again and again.


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