Ann Petry
Ann Petry (1908-1997), novelist and writer of short stories and books for young people, was one of America's most distinguished authors. Her first published story appeared in 1943 in the Crisis. She then began on her first novel, The Street , which was published in 1946 and for which she received the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship. Petry wrote two more novels, The Country Place and The Narrows , and numerous short stories, articles and children's books.
Ann Petry (1908-1997), novelist and writer of short stories and books for young people, was one of America's most distinguished authors. Her first published story appeared in 1943 in the Crisis. She then began on her first novel, The Street , which was published in 1946 and for which she received the Houghton Mifflin Literary Fellowship. Petry wrote two more novels, The Country Place and The Narrows , and numerous short stories, articles and children's books. See less
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Ann Petry book reviews
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The Street
A Second Visit To The Street
Many years ago, I read Ann Petry's novel "The Street" (1946) with a book group. As often happens, people disagreed in their responses to the book. I was among those that, on balance, didn't like it. ... Read More
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The Narrows
Read the book!
by acdc123, Dec 17, 2009
A great story! The story places you in the time and the place.You feel and live through the characters' eyes telling their story then switches back and forth among the story tellers. The times were ... Read More
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The Street
This is one of the best books I've ever read. Petry is certainly on the continuum of great African American woman writers, like Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrsion. What makes The Street so ... Read More
