Fiction

ISBN: 9780813195353
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
First published in 1940, James Still's masterful novel has become a classic. It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. He sees his parents pulled between the meager farm with its sense... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781626430938
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Series: Bridge21 Contemporary Chinese Literature
Volume: 2
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The book is composed of seven short stories. Night Train is a story of a divorcing couple who decide to make their last journey together in this world before parting forever; Shepherd depicts a romance between a teacher and a student, which, thoug... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813196978
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
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"Even in death, who has ownership over Black women's bodies?"

Questions like this sit between the lines of this stunning collection of stories that engage the nuance of African women's histories. Their history is not just one thing, there... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780819500427
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Native puppeteers from the White Earth Reservation travel to the 1962 World's Fair.

In the summer of 1962, a group of young Native American puppeteers travel in a converted school bus from the White Earth Reservation to the Century 21 Exp... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780819500434
Published by : Wesleyan University Press
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Native puppeteers from the White Earth Reservation travel to the 1962 World's Fair.

In the summer of 1962, a group of young Native American puppeteers travel in a converted school bus from the White Earth Reservation to the Century 21 Exp... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781626430891
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Series: Bridge21 Contemporary Chinese Literature
Volume: 1
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This book contains 6 works written by Xu Zechen, a leading figure of Chinese Post-1970 writers in different periods. It reflects the different creative characteristics of the author in each period, and also draws a relatively complete outline of t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780813196534
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series
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The brutality of war and abuse is juxtaposed with the banal in this story of two women who spend their days transcribing the testimonies of Abu Ghraib prisoners. The prisoners' gruesome accounts of physical and sexual abuse, torture, sodomy, and m... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781950564286
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
An early American adage proclaimed: "The frontier was heaven for men and dogs
face=Calibri>– hell for women and mules." Since the 1700s, when his name first appeared in print, Daniel Boone has been synonymous with America's w... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780822947493
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize
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Happiness and connection prove fickle in this debut collection of eleven linked stories introducing Babbie and Donnie. She is a thrice-divorced former call girl, and he is a sobriety-challenged trucker turned yogi. Along with their community of ex... .... Learn More