Originally published (hardcover) in 1987 by the U. of Missouri Press, this is a collection of 15 short stories on the black urban experience, by one of the premier writers of the Harlem Renaissance. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Rudolph Fisher (1897-1934), a Phi Beta Kappan, was a dynamic force during the Harlem Renaissance, participating as an author, orator, and musician while also working full-time as a physician. He was the author of two novels, The Walls of Jericho and The Conjure Man Dies, as well as numerous short stories, book reviews, and scientific articles. John McCluskey, Jr., is Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington and author of Look What They Done to My Song, Mr. America's Last Season Blues, and Black Men Speaking.
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Frontis: Rudolph Fisher. Edited with an introduction by John McCluskey, Jr. xxxix. Works of Rudolph Fisher. 196pp. Brown ling papers. Purple cloth boards with bright gilt title on spine. Purple pictorial Dust Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 001496