White Boys: Stories Tapa dura - 1998

New York, New York, USA: Henry Holt and Company, 1998. BI2 - A tight, clean, sound copy in ivory paper covered boards quarter bound in textured black paper with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and labels on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front fixed and free endpapers, the title page, and the copyright page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with a library label on the spine plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A collection of short stories by a noted writer in the form. These particular stories are notable for their portrayal of characterization which pierces beyond a simple color coding of the skin and the so-called color line. By the author of "Moustapha's Eclipse," "I Get on the Bus," and "The King of Light That… Leer más

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This used first printing is unmarked, square and tight with normal reading wear.

New York: Henry Holt, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine Condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Boound in original quarter black cloth and tan boards with the spine stamped in gilt.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Co, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. very light edge wear contents are clean.

Henry Holt & Company, 1998. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Henry Holt & Company, 1998. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Henry Holt and Co, 1998-01-15. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x0. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Unclipped dust jacket in a mylar cover. Nearly new. 214 pp.

Holt & Company, Henry. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1998. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. First edition, First printing. Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well packaged, All-Ways fast service.

New York. 1998. January 1998. Henry Holt. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0805048294. 214 pages. hardcover. Jacket Photograph by Dirk Anschutz/nonstock (top) and David Chambers/Tony Stone (bottom). Jacket design by Raquel Jaramillo. keywords: Literature America African American. FROM THE PUBLISHER - With a superb ear for the voices of his characters and a discerning eye that pierces beyond simple color coding of the skin, McKnight dramatizes the plight of the outsider. He populates these funny, disturbing, and lyrical stories with an unforgettable chorus of cultural hybrids. An American anthropologist compiling West African proverbs in Senegal; military officers, recruits, and maintenance staff; two young boys trying to navigate friendship on a Louisiana army base - all are forced to deal with questions of identity, race, relationship, and memory. Racial conflicts blur rather than darken the so-called color line. When blacks and whites come together in these stories they discover a sort… Leer más