Description
| Product ID: | 9781804172704 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Foundations of Black Science Fiction |
| Title: | The Conjure Woman (new edition) |
| Authors: | Author: Charles W. Chesnutt |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Short stories, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Short stories, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Folklore, myths & legends, Africa |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating • A new Introduction, Foreword and Life & Works• Part of a series of classic, often neglected works by black writers.• The series gathers together the roots of modern black sci-fi• With a Glossary of Gothic, Victorian & Literary terms With a new introduction, The Conjure Woman is a collection of stories first published in 1899, regarded as a seminal work of African-American literature. Its fantastical tales of plantation life subverted the then racial stereotypes of the gracious slaveowner and their ignorant slaves who enjoyed the patronage of a caring master. |
| Imprint Name: | Flame Tree Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Flame Tree Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-14 |
