Toni Morrison Editor and Preface (1 results)

Condition: FINE. First printing. A suprisingly hard-to-find first edition of this posthumous publication of selected short fiction, essays and interviews by (and with) Bambara, many appearing in print here for the first time. Introduced by a warm, appreciative preface by her editor (and friend) Toni Morrison. Among the six stories are "Going Critical," in which a mother slowly dying from radiation poisoning reflects on her relationship with her daughter during a day at the beach; and "The War of the Wall" with two boys puzzled by the community's warm reception of a painter who transformed their favorite landmark and play area. The second section includes essays on social and political concerns, race and gender, and her trenchant film criticism. xi, 255 pp. Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (appears unread, remainder dot).…