Bibliograph

The portable Charles W. Chesnutt, edited with an introduction by William L. Andrews ; general editor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Type

Label

The portable Charles W. Chesnutt, edited with an introduction by William L. Andrews ; general editor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xlv-xlviii)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The portable Charles W. Chesnutt

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

213408626

Responsibility statement

edited with an introduction by William L. Andrews ; general editor, Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Series statement

Penguin classics

Summary

"An icon of nineteenth-century American fiction, Charles W. Chesnuttan incisive storyteller of the aftermath of slavery in the Southis widely credited with almost single-handedly inaugurating the African American short story tradition and was the first African American novelist to achieve national critical acclaim. This major addition to Penguin Classics features an ideal sampling of his work: twelve short stories (including conjure tales and protest fiction), three essays, and the novel The Marrow of Tradition. Published here for the 150th anniversary of Chesnutts birth, The Portable Charles W. Chesnutt will bring to a new audience the genius of a man whose legacy underlies key trends in modern black fiction."--Publisher description

Table Of Contents

The goophered grapevine -- Po' Sandy -- Mars Jeems's nightmare -- Sis' Becky's pickaninny -- The wife of his youth -- The sheriff's children -- A matter of principle -- The passing of grandison -- Uncle Wellington's wives -- The web of circumstance -- Dave's neckliss -- Baxter's Procrustes -- The marrow of tradition -- What is a white man? -- The disfranchisement of the Negro -- Post-bellum, pre-Harlem

Target audience

adult

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