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King Comus

A Novel

by William Demby ...

**Past and present collide in this posthumous, semiautobiographical masterpiece by the author of Beetlecreek.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In the present day, a Black American expat to Rome named D. reconnects with his former Army friend, Tillman, and their former commanding officer, Joe Stabat, to organize a gospel summit for the singer ... Read more

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**Past and present collide in this posthumous, semiautobiographical masterpiece by the author of Beetlecreek.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In the present day, a Black American expat to Rome named D. reconnects with his former Army friend, Tillman, and their former commanding officer, Joe Stabat, to organize a gospel summit for the singer
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The Catacombs

A Novel

by William Demby ...

**An expat in Rome makes his way as a writer in this gripping and genre-defying novel, first published in 1965 by a rediscovered great of Black American literature.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In this masterpiece of metafiction set in the Rome of the tumultuous 1960s, Black American expatriate Bill Demby narrates his attempts to write a ... Read more

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**An expat in Rome makes his way as a writer in this gripping and genre-defying novel, first published in 1965 by a rediscovered great of Black American literature.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In this masterpiece of metafiction set in the Rome of the tumultuous 1960s, Black American expatriate Bill Demby narrates his attempts to write a
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Love Story Black

A Novel

by William Demby ...

**This "thoroughly engaging" novel by the author of Beetlecreek ("[a] quiet masterpiece" —Kirkus Reviews) follows a Black journalist in the 1970s whose bourgeois life is turned upside down by the subject of his writing assignment.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In the midst of the tumultuous 1970s, Edwards, a freelance writer and Black ... Read more

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**This "thoroughly engaging" novel by the author of Beetlecreek ("[a] quiet masterpiece" —Kirkus Reviews) follows a Black journalist in the 1970s whose bourgeois life is turned upside down by the subject of his writing assignment.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In the midst of the tumultuous 1970s, Edwards, a freelance writer and Black
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Beetlecreek

A Novel

by William Demby ...

A rediscovered "masterpiece" (Kirkus) of Black American literature first published in 1950, about an unlikely friendship in a West Virginia town“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo JumboAfter several years of seclusion in the Black quarter of Beetlecreek, West Virginia, in the precarious 1930s, a retired carnival worker named Bill Trapp strikes up a ... Read more

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A rediscovered "masterpiece" (Kirkus) of Black American literature first published in 1950, about an unlikely friendship in a West Virginia town“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo JumboAfter several years of seclusion in the Black quarter of Beetlecreek, West Virginia, in the precarious 1930s, a retired carnival worker named Bill Trapp strikes up a
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Beetlecreek

A Novel

by William Demby ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

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6 hours 43 min

A rediscovered "masterpiece" (Kirkus) of Black American literature first published in 1950, about an unlikely friendship in a West Virginia townAfter several years of seclusion in the Black quarter of Beetlecreek, West Virginia, in the precarious 1930s, a retired carnival worker named Bill Trapp strikes up a chance friendship with Johnny Johnson, a Pittsburgh teenager transplanted into his uncle’s ... Read more

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A rediscovered "masterpiece" (Kirkus) of Black American literature first published in 1950, about an unlikely friendship in a West Virginia townAfter several years of seclusion in the Black quarter of Beetlecreek, West Virginia, in the precarious 1930s, a retired carnival worker named Bill Trapp strikes up a chance friendship with Johnny Johnson, a Pittsburgh teenager transplanted into his uncle’s
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The Catacombs

A Novel

by William Demby ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

An expat in Rome makes his way as a writer in this gripping and genre-defying novel, first published in 1965 by a rediscovered great of Black American literature.In this masterpiece of metafiction set in the Rome of the tumultuous 1960s, Black American expatriate Bill Demby narrates his attempts to write a novel about his friend Doris, another Black American working as one of Elizabeth Taylor’s ... Read more

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An expat in Rome makes his way as a writer in this gripping and genre-defying novel, first published in 1965 by a rediscovered great of Black American literature.In this masterpiece of metafiction set in the Rome of the tumultuous 1960s, Black American expatriate Bill Demby narrates his attempts to write a novel about his friend Doris, another Black American working as one of Elizabeth Taylor’s
... Read more

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King Comus

A Novel

by William Demby ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 6 min

**Past and present collide in this posthumous, semiautobiographical masterpiece by the author of Beetlecreek.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In the present day, a Black American expat to Rome named D. reconnects with his former Army friend, Tillman, and their former commanding officer, Joe Stabat, to organize a gospel summit for the singer ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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**Past and present collide in this posthumous, semiautobiographical masterpiece by the author of Beetlecreek.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In the present day, a Black American expat to Rome named D. reconnects with his former Army friend, Tillman, and their former commanding officer, Joe Stabat, to organize a gospel summit for the singer
... Read more

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Love Story Black

A Novel

by William Demby ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

5 hours 36 min

**This "thoroughly engaging" novel by the author of Beetlecreek ("[a] quiet masterpiece" —Kirkus Reviews) follows a Black journalist in the 1970s whose bourgeois life is turned upside down by the subject of his writing assignment.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In the midst of the tumultuous 1970s, Edwards, a freelance writer and Black ... Read more

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**This "thoroughly engaging" novel by the author of Beetlecreek ("[a] quiet masterpiece" —Kirkus Reviews) follows a Black journalist in the 1970s whose bourgeois life is turned upside down by the subject of his writing assignment.“One of the great novelists of the last 100 years.” —Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo**In the midst of the tumultuous 1970s, Edwards, a freelance writer and Black
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Donald Barthelme: Collected Stories (LOA #343)

by Donald Barthelme ...

The definitive collection of a twentieth-century master of the short story, whose unforgettable inventions revolutionized the formThe short stories of Donald Barthelme, revered by the likes of Thomas Pynchon and George Saunders, are gems of invention and pathos that have dazzled and delighted readers since the 1960s. Here, for the first time, these essential stories are preserved as they were ... Read more

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The definitive collection of a twentieth-century master of the short story, whose unforgettable inventions revolutionized the formThe short stories of Donald Barthelme, revered by the likes of Thomas Pynchon and George Saunders, are gems of invention and pathos that have dazzled and delighted readers since the 1960s. Here, for the first time, these essential stories are preserved as they were
... Read more
Jimmy's Blues and Other Poems

by James Baldwin ...

All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited editionDuring his lifetime (1924–1987), James Baldwin authored seven novels, as well as several plays and essay collections, which were published to wide-spread praise. These books, among them Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time, Giovanni’s Room, and Go Tell It on the Mountain ... Read more

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All of the published poetry of James Baldwin, including six significant poems previously only available in a limited editionDuring his lifetime (1924–1987), James Baldwin authored seven novels, as well as several plays and essay collections, which were published to wide-spread praise. These books, among them Notes of a Native Son, The Fire Next Time, Giovanni’s Room, and Go Tell It on the Mountain
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Long, Last, Happy

New and Collected Stories

by Barry Hannah ...

A definitive, career-spanning, best-of tribute to a master of the modern American short story, featuring work from his final unpublished collection.A fitting summation of one of America's greatest short story masters, this towering tribute features stories from Airships, Captain Maximus, Bats Out of Hell, High Lonesome, and Barry Hannah's final unfinished collection, Long, Last, Happy. The ... Read more

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A definitive, career-spanning, best-of tribute to a master of the modern American short story, featuring work from his final unpublished collection.A fitting summation of one of America's greatest short story masters, this towering tribute features stories from Airships, Captain Maximus, Bats Out of Hell, High Lonesome, and Barry Hannah's final unfinished collection, Long, Last, Happy. The
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Lighthead

Poems (National Book Award Winner)

by Terrance Hayes ...

Series series Penguin Poets
Winner of the 2010 National Book Award for PoetryWatch for the new collection of poetry from Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, coming in June of 2018In his fourth collection, Terrance Hayes investigates how we construct experience. With one foot firmly grounded in the everyday and the other hovering in the air, his poems braid dream and reality into a poetry that is ... Read more

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Winner of the 2010 National Book Award for PoetryWatch for the new collection of poetry from Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, coming in June of 2018In his fourth collection, Terrance Hayes investigates how we construct experience. With one foot firmly grounded in the everyday and the other hovering in the air, his poems braid dream and reality into a poetry that is
... Read more

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