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Set on a fictional Caribbean island, Flickering Shadows is the story of the colorful and compelling inhabitants of a small ex-colony, a village called the Hill. Cephus' grandfather - arguably one of the most intriguing narrators to appear in fiction in some time - draws the reader into the lives and vivid dramas of the whole community. Cephus, Doreen, Boysie, Inez, young Kwame, the ghost, Dolphus, and an array of vibrantly depicted characters from a rich and hypnotic tale of love and betrayal, selflessness and honor, lust and dignity.

Poets from both sides of the Pacific join together for the first time in this 50th anniversary anthology.

Maxine Chernoff's style is clear, lyric and moving--very human.--Sara Paretsky

Poetry. African American Studies. CRANIAL GUITAR collects poems that first appeared in The Ancient Rain and Crowded with Loneliness, and includes the entire text of the long-out-of-print Golden Sardine, in the only major collection available of the late poet Bob Kaufman. Kaufman was active (except during a decade long self-imposed silence) in the poetry scenes of San Francisco and New York from the 1950s to the 1980s, and has attained cult status for his place at the forefront of the Beat movement. "Kaufman is also known as one of America's true surrealist poets, a premier jazz poet, and a major poet of the black consciousness movement. So much did he embody a French tradition of the poet as outsider, madman, and outcast, that in France, Kaufman was called the Black Rimbaud."--from the introduction by David Henderson.

A coming-of-age story set in a prophetic American wilderness, by an award-winning playwright.

1996 Book for the Teen Age, The New York Public Library. Seaweed's story, from Maoist China to her New York emigration. "In this first collection of 11 linked stories, the intimate drama of one traditional Chinese family plays against the

Winner, Discover Great New Writers Award. Winner, Minnesota Book Award for Fiction. "Profound.... a quietly stunning work that leaves soft tracks in the heart."--The Washington Post BookWorld "Merits placement beside some of the mesmerizing new literature with its roots in Latin America."--The New York Times Book Review

"Short-shorts that are beautifully observed, refreshingly good humored, and packed with pleasing details of a colorful life in the bohemian 60's . . . Original, shapely, and richly detailed scenes from the not-too-distant past."--Kirkus Reviews¶"Passages of sumptuous language chanted for the ear."--Washington Sunday Times

Treat's fiction debut bristles with sudden surprises and sharp splinters. Her stories become tiny slivers of disturbing lives that wedge in the reader's mind. "A real find."--Los Angeles Reader¶ "[Treat] builds suspense and tension word by word while holding the reader captive in a nightmarish drama."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

Winner, 1994 American Book Award. Los Angeles Times Book Award for Poetry finalist. "Recommended for classroom and library use, this book will add a fresh dimension to a growing body of literature that remembers, humanizes, and shares the Japanese-American internment experience for new generations."--Choice

One of SPD's bestsellers is back in print! Jumping boundaries like jazz itself, MOMENT'S NOTICE offers the literary rhythms of an eclectic company of distinguished writers, contemporary voices, and legendary musicians. Contributors include James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Jack Kerouac, Michael Ondaatje, Amiri Baraka, Cecil Taylor, Julio Cortazar, and many others.