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The Conjure Woman
Paperback
Publisher Price: $14.95
ISBN13: 9781636524375
Publisher: Black Legacy Press
Published: Dec 25 2025
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.39 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt is a groundbreaking collection of short stories that blends folklore, satire, and social commentary to explore the lives of African Americans in the post-Civil War South. Through tales of conjuring, magic, and ancestral wisdom, Chesnutt addresses themes of race, power, morality, and cultural survival.
Written in a voice that captures the rhythms of African American oral tradition, the stories reveal both the struggles and resilience of formerly enslaved communities. Chesnutt's work critiques social injustice while celebrating cultural identity, making it a vital contribution to American literature and African American cultural history.
This collection is essential for readers interested in African American literature, folklore, post-Reconstruction history, and the early development of literary realism in the United States.
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