{"product_id":"children-of-the-night-the-best-short-stories-by-black-writers-1967-to-the-present-paperback","title":"Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers 1967 to the Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGloria Naylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to Langston Hughes's 1967 classic anthology \u003ci\u003eThe Best Short Stories by Black Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, Gloria Naylor's \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Night \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"brilliant collection\" of short stories by black writers including Maya Angelou, Ralph Ellison, and Edward P. Jones (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1969, Langston Hughes edited \u003ci\u003eThe Best Short Stories by Black Writers, \u003c\/i\u003e the classic compendium of African-American short fiction from 1899 to 1967. A quarter of a century later, Gloria Naylor compiled an encore volume, \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, gathering together the most gifted black writers of the later twentieth century -- from 1967 to its publication in 1997 -- in a rich and varied collection of stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe portrait that emerges of the African-American experience in the post-Civil Rights era is stirring, compelling, sometimes disturbing, and certainly provocative. Arranged in in four thematic section -- \"Remembering,\" \"Affirming,\" \"Revealing the Self Divided,\" and \"Moving On\" -- the thirty-seven stories included brilliantly capture the many facets of the black experience in America.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.53 x 8.52 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134257533008,"sku":"9780316599238","price":36.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/VitmTnNPSWtvRXFLRm9JeVMybFZOUT09.webp?v=1773773245","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/children-of-the-night-the-best-short-stories-by-black-writers-1967-to-the-present-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}