Best African American fiction, 2009 / Gerald Early, series editor ; E. Lynn Harris, guest editor.
| Other author | Early, Gerald Lyn. |
| Other author | Harris, E. Lynn. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Bantam Books, 2009. |
| Description | xvii, 316 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Pita delicious / ZZ Packer -- Albino crow / Chris Abani -- Orb weaver / Emily Raboteau -- Saving work / Tiphanie Yanique -- Dance for me / Amina Gautier -- Cell one / Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -- In the blink of God's eye / Edward P. Jones -- This kind of red / Helen Elaine Lee -- Novel excerpts: Dark reflections/ Samuel R. Delany -- Great Negro plot / Mat Johnson -- Brief wondrous life of Oscar Wao / Junot Díaz -- Man gone down / Michael Thomas -- Young adult fiction: Excert from Feathers / Jacqueline Woodson -- Excerpt from $t Harlem summer / $r Walter Dean Myers -- Excerpt from Elijah of Buxton / Christopher Paul Curtis -- Excerpt from Up for it: a tale of the underground / L.F. Haines. |
| Abstract | A collection that celebrates the contributions of African-American authors features short stories and novel excerpts by Michael Thomas, Jacqueline Woodson, Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie, Stephen Carter, and Christopher Paul Curtis. |
| Genre/form | Short stories, American. |
| ISBN | 9780553806892 |
| ISBN | 0553806890 |
| ISBN | 9780553385342 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0553385348 (pbk.) |