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BEST AFRICAN AMERICAN FICTION: 2009
By: E. Lynn Harris
Bantam
January 2009
On Sale: January 13, 2009
336 pages
ISBN: 0553385348
EAN: 9780553385342
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Introducing the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology featuring the yearβs most outstanding fiction by some of todayβs finest African American writers. From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African American fiction. Created during a period of electrifying political dialogue and cultural, social, and economic change that is sure to captivate the imaginations of writers and readers for years to come, these short stories and novel excerpts explore a rich variety of subjects. But most of all, they represent exceptional artistry. Here youβll find work by both established names and up-and- comers, ranging from Walter Dean Myers to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mat Johnson, and Junot DΓaz. They write about subjects as diverse as the complexities of black middle- class life and the challenges of interracial relationships, a modern-day lynching in the South and a young musicianβs coming-of-age during the Harlem Renaissance. What unites these stories, whether set in suburbia, in eighteenth- century New York City, or on a Caribbean island that is supposed to be βbrown skin paradise,β is their creatorsβ passionate engagement with matters of the human heart. Masterful and engaging, this first volume of Best African American Fiction features stories youβll want to savor, share, and return to again and again.
 Media BuzzNews and Notes - January 28, 2009
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