| The Sport of the Gods: and Other Essential Writings Contributor(s): Dunbar, Paul Laurence (Author), Fishkin, Shelley Fisher (Editor), Bradley, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0812972791 ISBN-13: 9780812972795 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872--1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures. This original collection includes the short novel The Sport of the Gods, Dunbar's essential essays and short stories, and his finest poems, such as "Sympathy," all which explore crucial social, political, and humanistic issues at the dawn of the twentieth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | African American - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2004061146 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.56" W x 8.56" (1.34 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872 1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures. This original collection includes the short novel The Sport of the Gods, Dunbar s essential essays and short stories, and his finest poems, such as Sympathy, all which explore crucial social, political, and humanistic issues at the dawn of the twentieth century." |