Miss Muriel and Other Stories

by Ann Petry

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807083119
• ISBN13: 9780807083116
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Remarkable Storytelling

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!"