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One of the premier writers of the Harlem Renaissance, Rudolph Fisher wrote short stories depicting the multifaceted black urban experience that are still acclaimed today for their humor, grace, and objective view of Harlem life. Through his words, wrote the New York Times Book Review, âone feels, smells, and tastes his Harlem; its people come alive and one cares about them.â A definitive collection of Fisherâs short stories, The City of Refuge offers vibrant tales that deal with the problems faced by newcomers to the city, ancestor figures who struggle to instill a sense of integrity in the young, problems of violence and vengeance, and tensions of caste and class. This anthology has now been expanded to include seven previously unpublished stories that take up such themes as marital infidelity and passing for black and also relate the further adventures of Jinx and Bubber, the comic duo who appeared in Fisherâs two novels. This new edition also includes two unpublished speeches and the popular article âThe Caucasian Storms Harlem,â describing the craze for black music and dance. John McCluskeyâs introduction has been updated to place the additional works within the context of Fisherâs career while situating his oeuvre within the broader context of American writing during the twenties. Fisher recognized the dramatic and comic power in African American folklore and music and frequented Harlemâs many cabarets, speakeasies, and nightclubs, and at the core of his work is a strong regard for music as context and counterpoint. The City of Refuge now better captures the sounds of the city experience by presenting all of Fisherâs known stories. It offers a portrait of Harlem unmatched in depth and range by Fisherâs contemporaries or successors, celebrating, as Booklist noted, âthe complexity of black urban life in its encounter with the dangers and delights of the city.â This expanded edition adds new perspectives to that experience and will enhance Fisherâs status for a new generation of readers.
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9780826206305 | Univ of Missouri Pr, April 1, 1987, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: One of the premier writers of the Harlem Renaissance, Rudolph Fisher wrote short stories depicting the multifaceted black urban experience that are still acclaimed today for their humor, grace, and objective view of Harlem life.
Paperback:
9780826218124 | New exp edition (Univ of Missouri Pr, November 26, 2008), cover price $30.00
Hardcover:
9780405028007, titled "Conjure-Man Dies" | Ayer Co Pub, January 1, 1932, cover price $32.50
Paperback:
9781874509219 | X-Pr, March 1, 1995, cover price $9.95
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9780472094929 | Univ of Michigan Pr, March 1, 1992, cover price $42.50 | About this edition: The first known mystery written by an African-American, set in 1930s Harlem
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9780472064922 | Univ of Michigan Pr, March 1, 1992, cover price $18.95
Hardcover:
9780405190445 | Ayer Co Pub, December 1, 1992, cover price $35.95 | About this edition: The first known mystery written by an African-American, set in 1930s Harlem
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9781505955354 | Createspace Independent Pub, January 6, 2015, cover price $6.75 | About this edition: âIn addition to these three parts of the brain, we all have millions of brain cellsâ¦âread for more info
Hardcover:
9781598531015 | Library of America, September 1, 2011, cover price $35.00
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9781874509370 | X-Pr, May 1, 1997, cover price $9.95
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9780313213489 | Praeger Pub Text, October 1, 1987, cover price $84.00
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9780472095650, titled "The Walls of Jericho" | Univ of Michigan Pr, June 1, 1994, cover price $39.50 | About this edition: The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance
9780405018626 | Reprint edition (Ayer Co Pub, June 1, 1969), cover price $32.95 | also contains Das Seligenstadter Evangeliar | About this edition: The first novel by one of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance
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9781874509288, titled "The Walls of Jericho" | X-Pr, March 1, 1997, cover price $9.95
9780472065653, titled "The Walls of Jericho" | Univ of Michigan Pr, August 15, 1994, cover price $26.95
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