{"product_id":"conjure-tales-and-stories-of-the-color-line-paperback","title":"Conjure Tales and Stories of the Color Line - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Chesnutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike the popular \"Uncle Remus\" stories of Joel Chandler Harris, Charles W. Chesnutt's tales probe psychological depths in black people unheard of before in Southern regional writing. They also expose the anguish of mixed-race men and women and the consequences of racial hatred, mob violence, and moral compromise. This important collection contains all the stories in his two published volumes, \u003ci\u003eThe Conjure Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wife of His Youth\u003c\/i\u003e, along with two uncollected works: the tragic \"Dave's Neckliss\" and \"Baxter's Procustes\", Chesnutt's parting shot at prejudice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e is E. Maynard Adams Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTo Tell a Free Story\u003c\/i\u003e and editor or coeditor of more than thirty books on African American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.68 x 5.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44328296775782,"sku":"9780141185026","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ePBiMDJ3Se9780141185026.webp?v=1768301461","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/conjure-tales-and-stories-of-the-color-line-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}