The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

American Dreams

American Dreams

by Sapphire (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 1994

    $3.28
Synopsis

Sapphire is one of the most impassioned voices in African-American literature today. In American Dreams, Sapphire explores the raw edges that circumscribe urban life. The ?Wilding? incident in Central Park; the shooting of fifteen-year-old Latasha harlins by a Korean grocer; the vicious cycle of family violence; the prospect of escaping one?s fate by choosing art over madness, solitude over dependency, and spiritual renewal over addiction - these are the subjects explored in this astonishingly honest book. Sapphire invests strength and sensuality in poetry and prose that enlighten as they challenge contemporary perceptions of what American dreams really mean.

$3.28

Save:$8.10 (71%)

Quantity

1 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 176
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 15 Sep 1994
ISBN 10: 1852423277
ISBN 13: 9781852423278

Media Reviews
?American Dreams is gutsy, disturbing, painfully challenging reading, but it must be read by us all. Sapphire is an important voice, an important witness. Thank God she?s here? Essex Hemphill ?Sapphire?s American Dreams is one of those books I would love to give to young writers to show what is possible... if you come to the work unafraid and determined... if you look underneath clich? and stereotypes and tell the truth about human character... if you take apart your own fear and force yourself past it. Her insights are precise, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful. She sings in many voices, and every one of them cries out for justice? Dorothy Allison
Author Bio
Sapphire's work has been included in many publications including Women on Women, HIGH RISK 2, Critical Condition: Women on the Edge of Violence, Queer City: The Portable Lower Side, and War After War. She lives in New York City.