The Street - by Ann Petry (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>"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, </b><i><b>New York Times Book Review</b></i> <p/><i>The Street</i> 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, <i>The Street </i>became the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than a million copies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR TAYARI JONES </b> <p/><b>"How can a novel's social criticism be so unflinching and clear, yet its plot moves like a house on fire? I am tempted to describe Petry as a magician for the many ways that <i>The Street </i>amazes, but this description cheapens her talent . . . Petry is a gifted artist." -- Tayari Jones, from the Introduction</b> <p/><i>The Street</i> 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, <i>The Street </i>became the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than a million copies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"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." <br><b>-- Tayari Jones, </b><i><b>New York Times Book Review</b></i> <p/> "A major literary invention . . . A truly great book." <br><i><b>--The Los Angeles Times</b></i> <p/> "Overflows with the classic pity and terror of good imaginative writing." <br><i><b>--The New York Times</b></i> <p/> "A powerful, uncompromising work of social criticism. To this day, few works of fiction have so clearly illuminated the devastating impact of racial injustice." <br><b>--Coretta Scott King</b> <p/> "A classic of American realism . . . <i>The Street</i> rushes toward its fatalistic climax like a train toward a washed-out bridge." <br><i><b>--Newsday</b></i><br>
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