The city of refuge : the collected stories of Rudolph Fisher

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The city of refuge : the collected stories of Rudolph Fisher

edited with an introduction by John McCluskey, Jr.

University of Missouri Press, c2008

New and expanded ed

  • : [pbk.]

Available at  / 2 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-342) and index

Summary: "Harlem Renaissance tales that deal with the problems faced by newcomers to Harlem, 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 This version is expanded to include seven previously unpublished stories"--Provided by publisher

Contents of Works

  • The city of refuge
  • Ringtail
  • The south lingers on
  • Ezekiel
  • Ezekiel learns
  • The promised land
  • Guardian of the law
  • Miss Cythie
  • High yaller
  • Dust
  • The backslider
  • Fire by night
  • Blades of steel
  • Common meter
  • John Archer's nose
  • The lost love bluse
  • The man who passed
  • Skeeter
  • Across the airshaft
  • The lindy-hop
  • One month's wages
  • A perfect understanding

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