American Dreams

Author: Sapphire
ISBN: 9780679767992

In the tradition of Alice Walker, this electrifying new African American voice delivers the verdict on the urban condition in a sensual, propulsive, and prophetic book of poetry and prose. Whether she is writing about an enraged teenager gone "wilding" in Central Park, fifteen-year-old Latasha Harlins gunned down by a Korean grocer, or a brutalized child who grows up to escape her probable fate through the miracle of art, Sapphire's vision in this collection of poetry and prose is unswervingly honest. "Stunning . . . . One of the strongest debut collections of the '90s."--Publishers Weekly

Publisher: Vintage Books
Publish Date: 1994

Subjects: Poetry / American / General, Poetry / American / African American

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Essays)