The National Book Award-winning novel-and contemporary classic-that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor, now with a foreword by Tayari Jones
"[A] shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life . . . Naylor bravely risks sentimentality and melodrama to write her compassion and outrage large, and she pulls it off triumphantly." -The New York Times Book Review
"Brims with inventiveness-and relevance." -NPR's Fresh Air
In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Vulnerable and resilient, openhanded and openhearted, these women forge their lives in a place that in turn threatens and protects-a common prison and a shared home. Naylor renders both loving and painful human experiences with simple eloquence and uncommon intuition in this touching and unforgettable read.
ISBN: | 9780143136163 |
Publication date: | 11th May 2021 |
Author: | Gloria Naylor |
Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 208 pages |
Series: | Penguin Vitae |
Genres: |
General Fiction Classic fiction: general and literary |