African-American Classics (Graphic Classics, Vol. 22)
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (911 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0982563043 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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--The Jersey Journal / William KulesaAFRICAN-AMERICAN CLASSICS is a stunner of a project if I told you that one single book had new material from Trevor Von Eeden, Kyle Baker, Christopher Priest, Afua Richardson, Lance Tooks, Stan Shaw, Alex Simmons, Jeremy Love and Shepherd Hendrix, you d want it immediately, right? Add in stories from some of the finest American writers in history like Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and W.E.B. --Comics Waiting Room / Marc Mason . These are not just classic literature, they are the tales of men and women who yearned to be heard and have been given new life in the pages of this volume. --School Library Journal / Francisca GoldsmithThis is a collection of stories that speaks from our history and a culture all too often ignored. The stories contained here range from short tales to beautifu
African-American Classics presents great stories and poems from America's earliest Black writers, illustrated by contemporary African-American artists. Chesnutt, "Becky" by Jean Toomer, two short plays by Zora Neale Hurston, and six more tales of humor and tragedy. Featured are "Two Americans" by Florence Lewis Bentley, "The Goophered Grapevine" by Charles W. Also featured are eleven poems, including Langston Hughes' "Danse Africaine" and "The Negro", plus Paul Laurence Dunbar's "Sympathy" ('I know why the caged bird sings')
Bringing classics to graphic life Series designer, editor and publisher Tom Pomplun and co-conceiver of this project Lance Tooks co-edit this impressive 22nd volume in the of adaptations of short stories and poems. It stands as both a celebration of the gifted wordsmiths from America's heritage, female as well as male, and the current flourishing of black comics creators includ. Wonderful exploration of African American literature in comics form Silver Bullet Jason I gotta admit, on some level I approached this comic with a little bit of trepidation. A book like African-American Classics could have been an extremely noble book, the kind of book that's so earnest and sincere that it feels like homework to read through it.But my fears were unfounded. As you might guess from the outstanding roster of creator. Graphic Classics does it again! As the promotional material states this volumes contains stories and poems oftragedy, humor, hope and inspiration. It is unique in that the creators arealmost exclusively black. The source material comes from the earliest AfricanAmerican authors and poets. By early I mean they date from the 1890s through1930. This is a splendid mixture of genre