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Dancers on the Shore

By William Melvin Kelley

By William Melvin Kelley

By William Melvin Kelley

By William Melvin Kelley

By William Melvin Kelley
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By William Melvin Kelley
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Sep 29, 2020 | ISBN 9781984899354

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Sep 29, 2020 | ISBN 9781984899361

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Sep 29, 2020 | 386 Minutes

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    About Dancers on the Shore

    The first and only short story collection by William Melvin Kelley, author of A Different Drummer, and the source from which he drew inspiration for his subsequent novels.

    Originally published in 1964, this collection of sixteen stories includes three linked sets of stories about the Carey, Bedlow, and Dunford families. They represent the earliest work of William Melvin Kelley and provided a rich source of stories and characters who were to fill out his later novels.

    Spanning generations from the Deep South during Reconstruction to New York City in the 1960s, these insightful stories depict African American families—their struggles, their heartbreak, and their love.

    About Dancers on the Shore

    The first and only short story collection by William Melvin Kelley, author of A Different Drummer, and the source from which he drew inspiration for his subsequent novels.

    Originally published in 1964, this collection of sixteen stories includes two linked sets of stories about the Bedlow and Dunford families. They represent the earliest work of William Melvin Kelley and provided a rich source of stories and characters who were to fill out his later novels. Spanning generations from the Deep South during Reconstruction to New York City in the 1960s, these insightful stories depict African American families–their struggles, their heartbreak, and their love.

    About Dancers on the Shore

    The first and only short story collection by William Melvin Kelley, author of A Different Drummer, and the source from which he drew inspiration for his subsequent novels.

    Originally published in 1964, this collection of sixteen stories includes three linked sets of stories about the Carey, Bedlow, and Dunford families. They represent the earliest work of William Melvin Kelley and provided a rich source of stories and characters who were to fill out his later novels.

    Spanning generations from the Deep South during Reconstruction to New York City in the 1960s, these insightful stories depict African American families—their struggles, their heartbreak, and their love.

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    About William Melvin Kelley

    WILLIAM MELVIN KELLEY was born in New York City in 1937 and attended the Fieldston School and Harvard. The author of four novels and a short story collection, he was a writer in residence at the State University of New… More about William Melvin Kelley

    About William Melvin Kelley

    WILLIAM MELVIN KELLEY was born in New York City in 1937 and attended the Fieldston School and Harvard. The author of four novels and a short story collection, he was a writer in residence at the State University of New… More about William Melvin Kelley

    About William Melvin Kelley

    WILLIAM MELVIN KELLEY was born in New York City in 1937 and attended the Fieldston School and Harvard. The author of four novels and a short story collection, he was a writer in residence at the State University of New… More about William Melvin Kelley

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Anchor
    Sep 29, 2020 | 208 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781984899354

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Anchor
    Sep 29, 2020 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9781984899361

    Category: Literary Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 29, 2020 | 386 Minutes | ISBN 9780593293508
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    “Kelley is able to create characters in a state of becoming. Accordingly, he is wise to return again and again to members of the same family. Each time he does, they unexpectedly reveal more about themselves and each other” —Nat Hentoff, The Reporter

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