Hue and Cry - Stories

The classic debut collection from Pulitzer Prize winner James Alan McPherson Hue and Cry is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from James Alan McPherson, one of America's most venerated and most original writers. McPherson's characters -- gritty, authentic, and pristinely rendered -- give voice to unheard struggles along the dividing lines of race and poverty in subtle, fluid prose that bears no trace of sentimentality, agenda, or apology. First published in 1968, this collection includes the Atlantic Prize-winning story "Gold Coast" (selected by John Updike for the collection Best American Short Stories of the Century ). Now with a new preface by Edward P. Jones, Hue and Cry introduced America to McPherson's unforgettable, enduring vision, and distinctive artistry.

Product details

• Authors: James Alan Mcpherson
• Assisted by: Edward P. Jones (Introduction)
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780062909732
• ISBN: 978-0-06-290973-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Art of the Story; Art of the Story
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), FICTION: Classics, FICTION: Psychological, LITERATURE: AFRICAN AMERICAN, FICTION: African American & Black / General, LITERATURE: SHORT STORIES, LITERATURE: GREAT SHORT WORKS, FICTION: Humorous / Dark Humor