- African American families, African American gays, African American teenagers, African Americans
From Publishers Weekly As its title suggests, a powerful strain of mysticism runs through this story of personal awakening in a black North Carolina family, but first-time novelist Kenan has a rare gift for naturalism as well, capturing the texture of farm life with vivid detail.
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- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- Randall Kenan
- First published
- 1989
- Pages
- 257
- Publisher
- Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, Vintage Books, Grove Press
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780802111180
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