Shaking the Tree: A Collection of New Fiction and Memoir by Black Women

Shaking the Tree offers a panorama of both fiction and memoir, revealing perspectives as diverse as they are dynamic: asha bandele recounts how she fell in love with a prisoner charged with murder; Rebecca Walker explores a childhood split between disparate racial and cultural landscapes; ZZ Packer remembers her near-abduction from summer camp at a time when local black children were being found murdered; Danzy Senna and Carolyn Ferrell tell tales about being young and biracial in a society that sees only in black and white. This anthology is as urgent as it is historical--these voices are the future of American literature.


Author: Meri Nana Danquah
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/17/2004
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780393325805