Fifteen unforgettable short stories from an essential author of African American fiction gives us compelling portraits of a wide range of unforgettable characters, from sassy children to cunning old men, from uptown New York to rural North Carolina.
“Bambara grabs you by the throat … she dazzles, she charms.” —Chicago Daily NewsA young girl suffers her first betrayal. A widow flirts with an elderly blind man against the wishes of her grown-up children. A neighborhood loan shark teaches a white social worker a lesson in responsibility. And there is more. Sharing the world of Toni Cade Bambara’s “straight-up fiction” is a stunning experience.
Author: Toni Cade Bambara
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 06/30/1992
Series: Vintage Contemporaries #0000
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780679738985
Language: English
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