| Churchboys & Other Sinners Contributor(s): Allen, Preston L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0932112447 ISBN-13: 9780932112446 Publisher: Blair OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003010029 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 152 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Although he grew up in the United States, Preston L. Allen was born in Honduras, on one of its Caribbean possessions, the island of Roaton, which is populated by a thriving community of English-speaking members of the African diaspora. "Preston Allen's writing is in the tradition of writers such as James Baldwin...His work is especially important because he reveals within the consciousness of young Black men, who have too often been the targets of vilification and shame, a tortured beauty. Every generation needs writers to interpret and re-interpret the canon and contemporary events in a novel way. Preston Allen is such a writer"-- Geoffrey Philp, author of Benjamin My Son. |
Contributor Bio(s): Allen, Preston L.: - Preston Allen is also the author of the novel Hoochie Mama. His stories have appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including The Seattle Review, Crab Orchard Review, and Drumvoices. |