The Goodness of St. Rocque
and other stories
$45.72
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
2 May 2022
Summary
Echoes of the Bayou: Stories of Creole Life in Old New Orleans
A stunning short story collection that takes the reader into the heart of the Creole community in late-nineteenth-century New Orleans, from a key poet and journalist of the Harlem Renaissance.
This vivid collection transports readers to New Orleans, from the delights of Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street, to the quiet Bayou where lovers meet, and to fish fries on the shore of the Mississippi Sound. Alice Dunbar-Nelson …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593244074 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593244079 |
| Series: | Modern Library Torchbearers |
| Author: | Alice Dunbar-Nelson |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 2 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm |
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“A prolific, politically engaged writer … In her energy and appetite for life’s pleasures, from the literary to the human to the natural, Alice Dunbar-Nelson celebrated beauty and freedom to the end of her life.”—The Paris Review
About The Author
Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935) was a writer of poems and short stories, a journalist, and an activist. A woman of African American, Anglo, Native American, and Creole heritage, she was born in New Orleans and was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. She was married three times and also had romantic relationships with women throughout her life. Dunbar-Nelson’s writings often engaged with topics of racism, sexism, and bisexuality.
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