I Got Somebody In Staunton: Stories - Hardcover

Lewis, William Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060536659 ISBN 13: 9780060536657

Publisher: Amistad Pr, 2005

Synopsis

A collection of ten literary works evokes the African-American experience and includes the tales, "Rossnian Days," in which a Kansas City jazz band seeks stardom in Denver, and "Shades," in which a teen meets his unaware father for the first time. By the author of In the Arms of Elders. 25,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Lewis is an exceptionally promising new writer.intelligent and skilled and very interesting, with a sharp and compassionate eye." -- Peter Matthiessen on In the Arms of Elders

"Intriguing, thought-provoking collection." -- Pittsburgh Tribune

"A reader ... will find plenty to love in this collection of stories."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Lewis, master storyteller, seems less concerned with poetic language as he writes simply and powerfully of inner and exterior landscapes."--Providence Journal

"Magnificent description brings to life characters we all have encountered...That is the mark of an accomplished writer."--Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Lewis beautifully renders the odd, quiet moments before and after life's explosive events>"--Entertainment Weekly

"Lewis is both an artistic and a political writer. . . . [with] a notable gift for prose poetry."--Washington Post

"A storyteller with a superb sense of place... Evocative stories with a potent kick."--Kirkus Reviews

"The art of the short story is seduction. And how lovely it is to visit with this amazing voice."----Nikki Giovanni

"Powerful...rhythmic lilt to these stories... making plain the uncertainties of blacks in America-- a subject Lewis handles with skill."--Time Out New York

About the Author:

William Henry Lewis is the prizewinning author of a previous story collection, In the Arms of Our Elders. His fiction has appeared in America's top literary journals and several anthologies. He has been honored with many awards, including a prize for short fiction from the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation, he was a finalist for the 2005 PEN Faulkner Prize for Fiction, and he is the 2006 recipient of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association Fiction Honor Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amistad Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060536659
• ISBN 13: 9780060536657
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256