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American Dreams
by Sapphire
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1852423277
- ISBN 13
- 9781852423278
- Seller
-
Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York/London: High Risk Books, 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x0x8. Signed by author. First edition - a paperback original. Signed by author without inscription. A fine copy. 1994 Trade Paperback. 175 pp. Author's second book. One of New York's most popular performance poets, Sapphire explores the raw edges that constitute urban life. In this collection, her poems have been inspired by incidents of violence, crime in Central Park and spiritual renewal after addiction.
Synopsis
Sapphire is the author of American Dreams , a collection of poetry which was cited by Publishers Weekly as, "One of the strongest debut collections of the nineties." Push , her novel, won the Book-of-the-Month Club Stephen Crane award for First Fiction, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association's First Novelist Award, and, in Great Britain, the Mind Book of the Year Award. Push was named by the Village Voice and Time Out New York as one of the top ten books of 1996. Push was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work of Fiction. About her most recent book of poetry Poet's and Writer's Magazine wrote, "With her soul on the line in each verse, her latest collection, Black Wings & Blind Angels , retains Sapphire's incendiary power to win hearts and singe minds." Sapphire's work has appeared in The New Yorker , The New York Times Magazine , The New York Times Book Review , The Black Scholar , Spin , and Bomb . In February of 2007 Arizona State University presented PUSHing Boundaries, PUSHing Art: A Symposium on the Works of Sapphire . Sapphire's work has been translated into eleven languages and has been adapted for stage in the United States and Europe. Precious , the film adaption of her novel, recently won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Awards in the U.S. dramatic competition at Sundance (2009).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2282434
- Title
- American Dreams
- Author
- Sapphire
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1852423277
- ISBN 13
- 9781852423278
- Publisher
- High Risk Books
- Place of Publication
- New York/London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 5x0x8
- Keywords
- SAPPHIRE POETRY POEMS AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE BLACK STUDIES
- X weight
- 9 oz
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
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Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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