Publisher: Random House Adult

Copyright Date: 1972

Edition Date: 1992 Release Date: 06/30/92

Pages: 177 pages

ISBN: 0-679-73898-3

ISBN 13: 978-0-679-73898-5

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 91058065

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
African Americans. Fiction.
New York (N.Y.). Social life and customs. Fiction.

Language: English

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Wilson's Fiction Catalog

Reading Level: 9.0

Interest Level: 9+

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 News

A 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.

My Man Bovanne
Gorilla, my love
Raymond's run
The hammer man
Mississippi ham rider
Happy Birthday
Playin with Punjab
Talkin about Sonny
The lesson
The survivor
Sweet town
Blues ain't no mockin bird
Basement
Maggie of the green bottles
The Johnson girls.