{"product_id":"dancers-on-the-shore-9781984899354","title":"Dancers on the Shore","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first and only short story collection by William Melvin Kelley, author of \u003ci\u003eA Different Drummer\u003c\/i\u003e, and the source from which he drew inspiration for his subsequent novels.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1964, this collection of sixteen stories includes three linked sets of stories about the Carey, Bedlow, and Dunford families. They represent the earliest work of William Melvin Kelley and provided a rich source of stories and characters who were to fill out his later novels. Spanning generations from the Deep South during Reconstruction to New York City in the 1960s, these insightful stories depict African American families--their struggles, their heartbreak, and their love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelley, William Melvin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984899354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"William Melvin Kelley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962910421067,"sku":"9781984899354","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_40514c8a-cff0-4b2a-8b32-64db240d1b10.jpg?v=1605740804","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/dancers-on-the-shore-9781984899354","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}