Clarence Major

• Oct-1992
• / General Fiction
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Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, Charles Wright, and more than fifty other important Black authors record the experiences of African Americans from the reconstruction to the present and demonstrate the evolution of the American short story form...

• Jan-1996
• / Literary
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Stories deal with romance, childhood, a man's obsession with three women, a single woman who becomes involved with a wrong number, and an elderly white man living in what has become a Black neighborhood....

• May-1996
• / Suspense
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• Jul-1997
• / General Fiction
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A quietly influential force in African American literature and art, Clarence Major makes his Penguin Classics debut with the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of Dirty Bird Blues The PRH Audio book of Dirty Bird Blues by Clarence Major won a 2022...

• May-2000
• / General Fiction
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• Apr-2003
• / Fantasy
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Through the rambling of Annie Eliza, matriarch of the family, readers receive a picture of her world, her past, her family, and ultimately herself: canny, curious, down-to-earth, compassionate, opinionated, yet capable of change....

• Nov-2003
• / Literary
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John Canoe, a gifted, yet reclusive, young painter, finds his life forever changed when he encounters a stunning Chinese American woman who chases away the loneliness that has plagued his existence. Original. 20,000 first printing....

• Jan-2008
• / General Fiction
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Originally published in 1986, this new edition returns to print a classic, influential work of American fictionThe author of the acclaimed novel Reflex and Bone Structure returns here in My Amputations to the question of identity, the double, adventu...

• Oct-2008
• / General Fiction
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In Myself Painting Clarence Major seeks to recreate for readers the inexpressible feeling that comes from creating art with poems that speak not of painting itself, but of its underlying process. Major incorporates the techniques of paintingparticula...

• Mar-2015
• / Literary
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A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the YearThis novel, narrated by Baldy, a Navajo/Hopi guitar player, tells the story of Zuni folk singer Painted Turtle, from her childhood experiences on the reservation to her performances in cantinas in ...

• Sep-2016
• / General Fiction
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Having written more than eight novels, including My Amputations and Dirty Bird Blues, alongside a dozen books of poetry, Chicago Heat and Other Stories is Clarence Major’s second work of short fiction and first book with Green Writers Press.

• Jun-2020
• / General Fiction
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Clarence Major is one of America''s literary masters. He has published numerous books, from novels to poetry and short story collections. Among his many accolades, he was a finalist for the National Book Award and a Fulbright scholar and received the...

• Oct-2021
• / General Fiction
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An engaging new novel by African-American literary icon Clarence Major reveals personal and political parallels between the past and present. What happens when the drive to succeed professionally collides with ambitions of the heart? In The Lur...

• May-2023
• / General Fiction
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All new work by the justly celebrated Clarence Major. Stories of aspiration, thriving and authentic lives set in California's Bay Area. A few examples: A frustrated married woman searching for happiness online and at conferences. A reporter from ...

• Jun-2023
• / General Fiction
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Mark Smith, is a sensitive thirty-seven-year-old environmental scientist of mixed race. He tries to come to terms with his mother's painful death as he goes through the stages of grief. Mark is also reassessing his relationship with his gay twin sist...