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Ben MarcusBen Marcus's books The Age of Wire and String and Notable American Women were considered "experimental" fiction because of his unconventional use of... Continue »
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Corregidora (Bluestreak)

by Gayl Jones

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Here is Gayl Jones's classic novel, the tale of blues singer Ursa, consumed by her hatred of the nineteenth-century slave master who fathered both her grandmother and mother.
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About the Author

Gayl Jones was born in Kentucky in 1949. She attended Connecticut College and Brown University; she has taught at Wellesley and the University of Michigan. Her books include Corregidora, Eva's Man, White Rat, Song for Anninho, and Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition in African American Literature.
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ISBN:
9780807063156
Editor:
RH 1975
Editor:
McDowell, Deborah E.
Editor:
McDowell, Deborah E.
Author:
Jones, Gayl
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Location:
Boston :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
Women -- United States -- Fiction.
Subject:
African-American women
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
1987
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Bluestreak
Series Volume:
919
Publication Date:
February 1987
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
8.00x5.36x.57 in. .43 lbs.
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