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Porgy
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General FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781023451154
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 29 2025
Pages: 86
Weight: 0.29
Height: 0.18 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Experience the timeless story of Porgy, a poignant novel by Edwin DuBose Heyward, set against the vibrant backdrop of Charleston's Catfish Row. This meticulously prepared edition invites readers to immerse themselves in a world grappling with poverty and prejudice.
Heyward's Porgy offers a glimpse into the lives of African American men in the early 20th century, exploring themes of community, resilience, and the human spirit. This historical fiction paints a vivid portrait of a unique cultural heritage, capturing the struggles and triumphs within a specific time and place. Explore the complexities of life in Catfish Row through this enduring work of literature. Porgy remains a powerful and moving depiction of a community facing adversity.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
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