{"product_id":"children-of-the-night-gloria-naylor-9780316599238","title":"Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to Present","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to Langston Hughes's 1967 classic anthology \u003ci\u003eThe Best Short Stories by Black Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, Gloria Naylor's \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Night \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"brilliant collection\" of short stories by black writers including Maya Angelou, Ralph Ellison, and Edward P. Jones (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1969, Langston Hughes edited \u003ci\u003eThe Best Short Stories by Black Writers, \u003c\/i\u003e the classic compendium of African-American short fiction from 1899 to 1967. A quarter of a century later, Gloria Naylor compiled an encore volume, \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e, gathering together the most gifted black writers of the later twentieth century -- from 1967 to its publication in 1997 -- in a rich and varied collection of stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe portrait that emerges of the African-American experience in the post-Civil Rights era is stirring, compelling, sometimes disturbing, and certainly provocative. Arranged in in four thematic section -- \"Remembering,\" \"Affirming,\" \"Revealing the Self Divided,\" and \"Moving On\" -- the thirty-seven stories included brilliantly capture the many facets of the black experience in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gloria Naylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316599239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316599238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.54w x 1.53d","brand":"Gloria Naylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047746171135,"sku":"9780316599238","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f43c8159-cf70-4805-8baf-306ea6a47201.jpg?v=1684991952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/children-of-the-night-gloria-naylor-9780316599238","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}