Ann Petry's Short Fiction: Critical EssaysHazel A. Ervin, Hilary Holladay This collection of critical essays is the first work to examine the short stories of Ann Petry, a noted African American writer. While best known for her best-selling debut novel, The Street, the focus of this text is her equally important, but less familiar, volume of short stories Miss Muriel and Other Stories. Within Ann Petry's Short Fiction: Critical Essays, contributors from a variety of disciplines, from literary studies to philosophy, analyze and comment on stories such as Mother Africa, In Darkness and Confusion, and The Witness. |
Contents
A Review of Solo on | 13 |
Folk Traditions in the Short Fiction of Ann Petry | 19 |
Artistic Discourse in Three Short Stories by Ann Petry | 31 |
Copyright | |
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