Conjure Woman (New Edition)

An early slave narrative, a skilfully woven satire on the stereotypes of plantation life and the apparently beneficent white owner. Told as a series of gentle fables, in the style of Aesop.

About the author

Charles Waddell Chesnutt was an African-American author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity in the post-Civil War South of America. He worked with W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington in the cause of emancipation and equality for African Americans.

Dr. Sandra M. Grayson is a tenured full professor in the English Department at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her publications include the books Visions of the Third Millennium; Symbolizing the Past; A Literary Revolution; and Sparks of Resistance, Flames of Change. 

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Charles W. Chesnutt, Chesnutt Charles W., Charles W. Chestnutt
• Assisted by: Sandra M. Grayson (Foreword)
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2023
• EAN: 9781804172704
• ISBN: 978-1-80417-270-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Foundations of Black Science Fiction
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fiction, Fiction: general & literary, Fiction: general and literary, FICTION / African American & Black / Historical, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)