The Street
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, African-American Studies, Fiction & Literature, Literary, Historical
| Author: | Ann Petry | ISBN: | 9780547525341 |
| Publisher: | HMH Books | Publication: | August 23, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Mariner Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ann Petry |
| ISBN: | 9780547525341 |
| Publisher: | HMH Books |
| Publication: | August 23, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Mariner Books |
| Language: | English |
“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times Book Review
The Street follows the spirited Lutie Johnson, a newly single mother whose efforts to claim a share of the American Dream for herself and her young son meet frustration at every turn in 1940s Harlem. Opening a fresh perspective on the realities and challenges of black, female, working-class life, The Street became the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than a million copies.
“Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and unputdownable prose.” — Tayari Jones, New York Times Book Review
The Street follows the spirited Lutie Johnson, a newly single mother whose efforts to claim a share of the American Dream for herself and her young son meet frustration at every turn in 1940s Harlem. Opening a fresh perspective on the realities and challenges of black, female, working-class life, The Street became the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than a million copies.
