The street ; The narrows / Ann Petry ; edited by Farah Jasmine Griffin.
2019
PS3531.E933 A6 2019 (Mapit)
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Title
The street ; The narrows / Ann Petry ; edited by Farah Jasmine Griffin.
Uniform Title
Novels. Selections
ISBN
9781598536010 (hardcover)
159853601X (hardcover)
159853601X (hardcover)
Published
New York : The Library of America, 2019.
Language
English
Description
806 pages : illustration ; 21 cm.
Call Number
PS3531.E933 A6 2019
Dewey Decimal Classification
813/.54
Summary
"The Street follows Lutie Johnson, a young, newly single mother, as she struggles to make a better life for her son, Bub. An intimate account of the aspirations and challenges of black, female, working-class life, much of it set on a single block in Harlem, the novel exposes structural inequalities in American society while telling a complex human story, as overpriced housing, lack of opportunity, sexual harassment, and racism conspire to limit Lutie's potential and to break her buoyant spirit ... The Narrows (1953) is Petry's most ambitious and accomplished novel--a multi-layered, stylistically innovative exploration of themes of race, class, sexuality, gender, and power in postwar America. Centered around an adulterous interracial affair in a small Connecticut town between the young black scholar-athlete Link Williams and white, privileged munitions heiress Camilo Sheffield, it is also a fond, incisive community portrait, full of unforgettable minor characters, unexpected humor, and a rich sense of history. Also included in the volume are three of Petry's previously uncollected essays related to the novels and a newly researched chronology of the author's life, prepared with the assistance of her daughter Elisabeth Petry"-- Provided by publisher.
Added Author
Petry, Ann, 1908-1997. Street.
Petry, Ann, 1908-1997. Narrows.
Griffin, Farah Jasmine, editor.
Petry, Ann, 1908-1997. Narrows.
Griffin, Farah Jasmine, editor.
Series
Library of America ; 314.
Includes
Petry, Ann, 1908-1997. Street.
Petry, Ann, 1908-1997. Narrows.
Petry, Ann, 1908-1997. Narrows.
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The street
The narrows
Other writings. The great secret ; Harlem ; The novel as social criticism.
The narrows
Other writings. The great secret ; Harlem ; The novel as social criticism.