Summary
& Trouble, these fourteen provocative and often humorous stories show
women oppressed but not defeated.These are hopeful stories about love,
lust, fame, and cultural thievery, the delight of new lovers, and the
rediscovery of old friends, affirmed even across self-imposed color lines.
From the rear cover
A natural evolution from the earlier, much-acclaimed short-story collection In Love & Trouble, these fourteen provocative and often humorous stories show women oppressed but not defeated. No longer do they excuse the aggression of others; no longer are they suspended in their unhappy condition. The women here claim every bit of space they make. These are modern stories: about love, lust, fame, and cultural thievery; the perils of pornography, abortion, and rape; the delight of new lovers; and the rediscovery of old friends, affirmed even across self-imposed color lines.
"These are stories from a woman who has under her control as a writer a wide range of material, from the lives of the ordinary poor to the lives of artists and academics . . . and who can enter their experiences with sympathy but without sentimentality."-The Washington Post
Alice Walker is the author of seven novels, three collections of short stories, three collections of essays, seven volumes of poetry, and several children's books. Her novel The Color Purple won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and her work has been translated into more than two dozen languages. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, Walker lives in northern California.
Details
- Title You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
- Author Alice Walker
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 167
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Amistad Press, Orlando, FL
- Date 2004-05-17
- ISBN 9780156028622 / 015602862X
- Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 8.03 x 5.37 x 0.42 in (20.40 x 13.64 x 1.07 cm)
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, African American women
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 80008761
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
“Its important, frankly political, semi-taboo subject matter should automatically
make You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down fascinating to anyone.”
—THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
Citations
- Library Journal, 07/01/2004, Page 127
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