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Shaking the Tree : A Collection of New Fiction and Memoir by Black Women
Overview
Shaking the Tree offers a panorama of both fiction and memoir, revealing perspectives as diverse as they are dynamic: asha bandele recounts how she fell in love with a prisoner charged with murder; Rebecca Walker explores a childhood split between disparate racial and cultural landscapes; ZZ Packer remembers her near-abduction from summer camp at a time when local black children were being found murdered; Danzy Senna and Carolyn Ferrell tell tales about being young and biracial in a society that sees only in black and white. This anthology is as urgent as it is historical--these voices are the future of American literature.
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- ISBN-13: 9780393325805
- ISBN-10: 0393325806
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Publish Date: August 2004
- Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
- Page Count: 294
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