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  • THE HEALING. by Jones, Gayl.
    Jones, Gayl.
    THE HEALING.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Boston: Beacon, (1998.). The first novel by this African American writer and poet to be published in over 20 years - and the first original work of fiction to be published by this long established press. A far more hopeful novel than Jones' earlier works - as indicated by the title - the publicity surrounding its publication had tragic personal consequences for Jones, with her husband having a violent confrontation with the police, holding her hostage and resulting in his death. A review in the Guardian of this novel, written by Dennis Harvey who had been a student of Jones at Michigan, called it 'luminous' and stated "The Healing is so slyly humorous, so refreshing in its character-driven idiosyncrasies,…

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    Boston: Beacon, (1998.). The first novel by this African American writer and poet to be published in over 20 years - and the first original work of fiction to be published by this long established press. A far more hopeful novel than Jones' earlier works - as indicated by the title - the publicity surrounding its publication had tragic personal consequences for Jones, with her husband having a violent confrontation with the police, holding her hostage and resulting in his death. A review in the Guardian of this novel, written by Dennis Harvey who had been a student of Jones at Michigan, called it 'luminous' and stated "The Healing is so slyly humorous, so refreshing in its character-driven idiosyncrasies, that you don't realize until afterward how many heady topics orbit around Harlan Jane's unreliable planet. They include ideas about African and African-hyphenate identity, politics, and culture; about spirituality, 'church' and otherwise; about the ways men are attracted to, then try to control, powerful self-directed women; about the never-simple impact of ancestral history.' A finalist for the National Book Award. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-8070-63258.

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    Condition: Very good.

    Book ID: 88957
    Keywords: African American Literature, women authors
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  • XARQUE AND OTHER POEMS. by Jones, Gayl.
    Jones, Gayl.
    XARQUE AND OTHER POEMS.

    Edition: First printing, a slim trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Detroit: Lotus Press, 1985. First edition - The title poem is a long historical narrative poem set in Brazil in 1741, twenty years after the destruction of the second Palmares, one of the settlements founded in that country by escaped African slaves. 70 pp. Cover drawing by James Lewis. ISBN: 0-91641860X.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff printed green wrappers (a straight, tight copy, appears unread, but with a hint of sunning to spine, some toning to edges of several leaves.)

    Book ID: 89235
    Keywords: African American Poetry, brazil, palmares, poetry
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  • THE HERMIT-WOMAN by Jones, Gayl
    Jones, Gayl
    THE HERMIT-WOMAN

    Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.

    Detroit: Lotus Press, (1983.). First edition - A collection of several narrative poems by this African American novelist - one, "The Machete Woman," tells the story of an African slave who takes refuge in a convent in 1637 after hacking to death her mistress. ISBN: 0-916418-43x.

    Condition: Fine in stiff glossy orange wrappers (a new unread copy, and with only the faintest hint of sunning to the spine found on most copies)

    Book ID: 91956
    Keywords: African American Poetry, narrative poems, slavery, women authors
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  • PALMARES. by Jones, Gayl.
    Jones, Gayl.
    PALMARES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Beacon Press, (2021) dj. Hardcover first edition - A sweeping saga spanning 25 years in 17th century colonial Brazil, this is the story of "Almeyda, a Black slave girl who comes of age on Portuguese plantations and escapes to a fugitive slave settlement called Palmares. Following its destruction, Almeyda embarks on a journey across colonial Brazil to find her husband, lost in battle." Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and named to many best books of the year list. 492 pp. ISBN: 978-0807033494.

    Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with one short tear to back cover (appears unread).

    Book ID: 92067
    Keywords: 17th century, African American Literature, anninho, brazil, historical fiction, slavery, women authors
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  • XARQUE AND OTHER POEMS. by Jones, Gayl.
    Jones, Gayl.
    XARQUE AND OTHER POEMS.

    Edition: First printing, a slim trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Detroit: Lotus Press, 1985. First edition - The title poem is a long historical narrative poem set in Brazil in 1741, twenty years after the destruction of the second Palmares, one of the settlements founded in that country by escaped African slaves. 70 pp. Cover drawing by James Lewis. ISBN: 0-91641860X.

    Condition: Good overall in stiff printed green wrappers (an exlibrary copy but with few markings, straight, tight, contents are clean - appears unread, minor peeled spot from sticker removal on front cover)

    Book ID: 92283
    Keywords: African American Poetry, brazil, palmares, poetry
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