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THE CELEBRATED SHORT STORY COLLECTION FROM THE AMERICAN POET AND WRITER OFTEN CALLED THE 'POET LAUREATE OF HARLEM'

A black maid forms a close bond with the daughter of the cruel white couple for whom she works. Two rich, white artists hire a black model to pose as a slave. A white-passing boy ignores his mother when they cross each other on the street.

Written with sardonic wit and a keen eye for the absurdly unjust, these fourteen stories about racial tensions are as relevant today as the day they were penned, and linger in the mind long after the final page is turned.

'Powerful, polemical pieces' New York Times

'Some of the best stories that have appeared in this country in years' North American Review



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The Ways of White Folks

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 29/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9781784877415, 978-1784877415
      ISBN10: 1784877417
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      THE CELEBRATED SHORT STORY COLLECTION FROM THE AMERICAN POET AND WRITER OFTEN CALLED THE 'POET LAUREATE OF HARLEM'

      A black maid forms a close bond with the daughter of the cruel white couple for whom she works. Two rich, white artists hire a black model to pose as a slave. A white-passing boy ignores his mother when they cross each other on the street.

      Written with sardonic wit and a keen eye for the absurdly unjust, these fourteen stories about racial tensions are as relevant today as the day they were penned, and linger in the mind long after the final page is turned.

      'Powerful, polemical pieces' New York Times

      'Some of the best stories that have appeared in this country in years' North American Review



      Trade Review

      'Powerful, polemical pieces'

      * New York Times *
      'Some of the best stories that have appeared in this country in years' * North American Review *

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