Items related to Miss Muriel and Other Stories
A young black girl watches as her aunt’s multiple suitors disrupt her family’s privacy. The same girl, now on the cusp of adulthood, shares her family’s growing fears that her father has disappeared. Acclaimed author Ann Petry penned these and the other unforgettable narratives in Miss Muriel and Other Stories more than seventy years ago, yet in them contemporary readers recognize characters who exist today and dilemmas that recur again and again: the reluctance of African Americans to seek help from the police, the rage that erupts in a black man worn down by brutality, the tyranny that the young can visit on their elders regardless of race. Originally published between 1945 and 1971, Petry’s stories capture the essence of African American experience since the 1940s.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
ANN PETRY (1908–1997) was a reporter, pharmacist, social worker, and community activist. She illuminated the range of black and white experience in her novels, short stories, and other writing. Her book The Street was the first novel by an African American woman to sell more than a million copies.
JAMILAH LEMIEUX is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in a host of venues, including Mic, Ebony, The Nation, the Washington Post, the New York Times, The Guardian, Gawker, and her now-defunct award-winning blog, The Beautiful Struggler.
Review:
JAMILAH LEMIEUX is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in a host of venues, including Mic, Ebony, The Nation, the Washington Post, the New York Times, The Guardian, Gawker, and her now-defunct award-winning blog, The Beautiful Struggler.
"Miss Muriel and Other Stories adds more tenor to questions that surely have haunted fans of [Petry's] novels . . . Black women’s voices matter, yet they are often silenced, ignored, or relegated to the margins of popular discourse . . . Some eight decades after Ann Petry penned the first words that would make their way into Miss Muriel, let us give her the audience she deserves." —Jamilah Lemieux, from the foreword
"But Petry's stories, like her novels, refuse to settle for easy truths. In Miss Muriel, individuals, their relationships with others, and their communities are clearly formed by human bias, not just harmed by it." —Hilary Holladay, author of Tipton
“Ann Petry is an important, if underappreciated, American writer. The first to provide emotionally complex portraits of urban working-class African Americans, particularly women, Petry wrote fiction that is original, compelling, and timeless. Her political and aesthetic sensibilities continue to inform and influence new generations of writers, critics, and literary theorists.”--Farah Jasmine Griffin, Columbia University
"Miss Muriel and Other Stories is timeless. Petry's sense of place, subtly drawn characters, and exploration of complex ethical questions, especially when race and gender collide, make these classic examples of the American short story."—Barbara Smith, author of The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom
"But Petry's stories, like her novels, refuse to settle for easy truths. In Miss Muriel, individuals, their relationships with others, and their communities are clearly formed by human bias, not just harmed by it." —Hilary Holladay, author of Tipton
“Ann Petry is an important, if underappreciated, American writer. The first to provide emotionally complex portraits of urban working-class African Americans, particularly women, Petry wrote fiction that is original, compelling, and timeless. Her political and aesthetic sensibilities continue to inform and influence new generations of writers, critics, and literary theorists.”--Farah Jasmine Griffin, Columbia University
"Miss Muriel and Other Stories is timeless. Petry's sense of place, subtly drawn characters, and exploration of complex ethical questions, especially when race and gender collide, make these classic examples of the American short story."—Barbara Smith, author of The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherNorthwestern University Press
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 0810135566
- ISBN 13 9780810135567
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 23.57
Shipping:
US$ 3.25
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.98. Seller Inventory # G0810135566I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.09
Convert currency
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.98. Seller Inventory # G0810135566I3N00
Buy Used
US$ 6.09
Convert currency
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials. Seller Inventory # 4WILKM00JCJE
Buy Used
US$ 2.11
Convert currency
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Seller Inventory # S_395532797
Buy Used
US$ 7.19
Convert currency
Seller Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 4
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers. Seller Inventory # 28871119-5
Buy Used
US$ 8.77
Convert currency
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # M0810135566Z3
Buy Used
US$ 5.42
Convert currency
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Fair. Buy with confidence! Book is in acceptable condition with wear to the pages, binding, and some marks within 0.94. Seller Inventory # bk0810135566xvz189zvxacp
Buy Used
US$ 11.49
Convert currency
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 0.94. Seller Inventory # 353-0810135566-gdd
Buy Used
US$ 11.49
Convert currency
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.94. Seller Inventory # 0810135566-2-3
Buy Used
US$ 11.49
Convert currency
Stock Image
Miss Muriel and Other Stories
Published by
Northwestern University Press
(2017)
ISBN 10: 0810135566
ISBN 13: 9780810135567
Used
Paperback
Quantity: 12
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized. Seller Inventory # M0810135566Z2
Buy Used
US$ 5.94
Convert currency