In I Got Somebody in Staunton, the acclaimed William Henry Lewis brings us ten often sensual and always eye-opening tales.
"Rossonian Days" follows a Kansas City jazz troupe to a gig in Denver, where they hope to strike it big. This story, itself a swinging riff, is also a humbling chronicle of the evolution of jazz and an incisive look at the history of America's racial divide. In "Potcakes," Carlos Stubbs is troubled and weary in the midst of paradise, obsessed with the incessant barking of dogs. He has a degree he's not using and a woman he's afraid to love. Time is passing ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Amistad Press
Date Published: 04/2005
ISBN-13:9780060536657ISBN:0060536659
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 224 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Amistad
Date Published: 2006-04-01
ISBN-13:9780060536664ISBN:0060536667
Description: Very Good. This is a very nice paperback copy. Binding is tight and square. No names, no marks, no stickers. Text is clean and bright. Slight bend in upper corner. Corners, edges & spine show some wear. Careful packaging and fast shipping. read more
Description: Good. Former Library Hardcover, Mylar Covered Dust Jacket, Stickers To Cover, Stamps On Inside Cover, Clean Pages, Nice Used Copy. read more
Description: Like New. 2006-Paperback---Used-Like New. Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Amistad, N. Y.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060536657ISBN:0060536659
Description: Cover Art. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. X-Library with normal flaws....The hard cover and the jacket has very light shelf wear. The jacket flaps has been pasted to the inside boards............We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.... read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Amistad Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780060536657ISBN:0060536659
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Fine softcover *Advance Uncorrected Proof*-looks like new book, 1st ed. trade paperback, glued binding, 202 p. Audience: General/trade. A distinct new voice in African-American literary fiction. read more
"These beautiful, lyrical stories evoke time and place like few other contemporary American writers. Lewis does a masterful job of presenting many different perspectives and voices - a fatherless boy, a woman who's lost her son, a man in a bewildering relationship - making each of them true and believable."
"Beautiful writing with an exquisite sense of place. These stories will stay with you. "Potcake" was my favorite in the collection. And the title story vibrates with tension long after you read the final words on the page."
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