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by Ann Petry


Her novels The Street and The Narrows are two that stand out in my memory, always.

Lists with This Book. Contemporary Black Women's Literature. Her novels The Street and The Narrows are two that stand out in my memory, always. This book of short stories shows Petry's skills of story-telling, character, description, and world-building at its sharpest. The stories describing Petry's own youth (in fictionalized form) are so compelling I wanted to live in that world. This is a book that will remain in my library for treasuring and re-reading.

Other stories that resonated were The Migraine Workers, Mother Africa .

Other stories that resonated were The Migraine Workers, Mother Africa, and The Necessary Knocking on the Door as was the case for all the stories, where each time I was left with the "wow" factor. The descriptiveness of the characters and potent settings were handled so skillfully quiet that there is no denying Miss Muriel and other stories are nothing short of "Phenomenal!"

Items related to Miss Muriel and Other Stories. Ann Petry (1908-1997), a black novelist, short story writer, and writer of books for young people, is one of America's most distinguished authors.

Items related to Miss Muriel and Other Stories. Home Ann Petry Miss Muriel and Other Stories. Miss Muriel and Other Stories. Ann began by studying pharmacology, and in 1934, received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Connecticut College of Pharmacy. She worked as a registered pharmacist in Old Saybrook and in Lyme, and during these years wrote several short stories. When she married George David Petry in 1938, the course of her life changed.

Miss Muriel and Other Stories adds more tenor to questions that surely have haunted fans of novels. Black women’s voices matter, yet they are often silenced, ignored, or relegated to the margins of popular discourse. Some eight decades after Ann Petry penned the first words that would make their way into Miss Muriel, let us give her the audience she deserves. Jamilah Lemieux, from the foreword. Ann Petry is an important, if underappreciated, American writer. The first to provide emotionally complex portraits of urban working-class African Americans, particularly women, Petry wrote fiction that is original, compelling, and timeless.

Short Stories & Anthologies. Other stories that resonated were The Migraine Workers, Mother Africa, and The Necessary Knocking on the Door. Other stories that resonated were The Migraine Workers, Mother Africa, and The Necessary Knocking on the Door as was the case for all the stories, where each time I was left with the "wow" factor.

Acclaimed author Ann Petry penned these and the other unforgettable narratives in Miss Muriel and Other Stories more than seventy years ago, yet in them contemporary readers recognize characters who exist today and dilemmas that recur again and again: the reluctance of African.

Acclaimed author Ann Petry penned these and the other unforgettable narratives in Miss Muriel and Other Stories more than seventy years ago, yet in them contemporary readers recognize characters who exist today and dilemmas that recur again and again: the reluctance of African Americans to seek help from the police, the rage that erupts in a black man worn down by brutality, the. tyranny that the young can visit on their elders regardless of race. Originally published between 1945 and 1971, Petry’s stories capture the essence of African American experience since the 1940s.

Racism means the unfair treatment of people who belong to a different race; violent behaviour towards them; the belief that some races of people are better than others The history of racism in the United States of America goes back to 17th century and should have come to an end with th. .

Racism means the unfair treatment of people who belong to a different race; violent behaviour towards them; the belief that some races of people are better than others The history of racism in the United States of America goes back to 17th century and should have come to an end with the American Civil War (1861–1865) and the abolition of slavery.

Ann Petry (October 12, 1908 – April 28, 1997) was an American writer of novels, short stories, children's books and journalism. Her 1946 debut novel The Street became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a million copies

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From the author of the best-selling novel THE STREET comes a stunning collection of stories that captures a remarkably diverse panorama of African-American experience in the 1950s and 1960s-stories of "a small town pharmacist's family, a New York nightclub drummer, a high school English teacher, a factory worker, a junk dealer, a charmingly perceptive. 12-year-old" (Christian Science Monitor)

Originally published in 1971, this collection, showcasing thirteen provocative stories, captures lives of everyday hardships, racism, and violence, and includes "The Bones of Louella Brown," in which the remains of a poor black woman are accidentally mixed with those of a white aristocrat, causing outrage in 1920s Boston. Original.
Lilegha
The New Mirror was my favorite. The `dun, dun, dun' start and the ending was absolutely exceptional! To start and end the way this one did, which included thought-provoking messages, none more stirring than`our folks' gracefully (and I point this out respectfully) learning to live a lie, truly is to be commended. Here's where I, too, learned both the rewards and sacrifices of retaining dignity.

Other stories that resonated were The Migraine Workers, Mother Africa, and The Necessary Knocking on the Door. Miss Muriel (the short story, that being) initially threw me for a loop... until I got to the end... as was the case for all the stories, where each time I was left with the "wow" factor.

The descriptiveness of the characters and potent settings were handled so skillfully quiet that there is no denying Miss Muriel and other stories are nothing short of "Phenomenal!"
Westened
Our book club is reading stories from this anthology - given that Ann Petry wrote these stories in the 1940s and they are still so current today - speaks to her profound writing capabilities and her ability to bring the reader into the minds and hearts of her characters - and to some extent - into her mind and heart as well.
Dagdalas
wonderful
Iaran
The short stories in this book reveal a side of Petry that I found refreshing, unlike her harsh, urban and more successful novel The Street.
Malaunitly
Fun entertaining reading. Ann Petry sets the stage so well that the story magically becomes three dimensional. Excellent writer !
Togor
Crisp and clean. . .
Jwalextell
Outstanding books of short stories that I am very glad I was able to read. There are a variety of short stories in this book and I must say they all are good. So good you do not want to stop reading. But, if I had to pick a favorite, it would have to be "The Winding Sheet". Powerful This book may have been written a while ago, but the subject matter still resonates today. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC copy of this priceless book in return for my honest review. This book should be required for all high school students.
I was turned on to Ann Petry by accident. I first read the Street. I loved the book and could absolutely relate to it as a Black American woman. So naturally, I thought I should read her other works. I like this book. The story that resonated with me the most was The Winding Sheet. A black man who is abused by the white world and comes home to abuse the one he loves, becaue he is powerless. His anger and powerless doesn't make him strike out at his enemy, but the one he loves. I see it every day in real life.
Miss Muriel and Other Stories ebook
Author:
Ann Petry
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Short Stories & Anthologies
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Publisher:
Dafina; Reprint edition (April 1, 2008)
Pages:
320 pages
Rating:
4.3
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