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Ann Petrys roman Gatan är en oförtjänt bortglömd klassiker. När den kom ut i USA 1946 blev den något av en sensation och sålde mer än en miljon exemplar. Och redan 1947 kom den ut i svensk översättning av Olof Högstadius. Romanen handlar om några ...

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With a new introduction by TAYARI JONES, author of An American Marriage 'This is a wonderful novel - the prose is clear, the plot is page-turning, the characters are utterly believable' CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE 'Ann Petry's first novel, The Street...

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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE STREET With a new introduction by Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie 'Petry is the writer we have been waiting for, hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment . . . insightful, ...

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With a new introduction by TAYARI JONES, author of An American Marriage'This is a wonderful novel - the prose is clear, the plot is page-turning, the characters are utterly believable' CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE'Ann Petry's first novel, The Street, ...

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Ann Petrys roman Gatan är en oförtjänt bortglömd klassiker. När den kom ut i USA 1946 blev den något av en sensation och sålde mer än en miljon exemplar. Och redan 1947 kom den ut i svensk översättning av Olof Högstadius. Romanen handlar om några ...

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?Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and ...

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?Petry is the writer we have been waiting for; hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment, while also offering a page-turning good time. Ann Petry, the woman, had it all, and so does her insightful, prescient and ...

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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE STREETWith a new introduction by Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie'Petry is the writer we have been waiting for, hers are the stories we need to fully illuminate the questions of our moment . . . insightful, pr...

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With a new introduction from New York Times best-selling author Tayari Jones, The Street was Ann Petry's first novel, originally published in 1946 and hailed by critics as a masterwork. The Street tells the poignant, often heartbreaking story of L...

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"e;Uberization,"e; "e;digitalization,"e; "e;platform economy,"e; "e;gig economy,"e; and "e;sharing economy"e; are some of the buzzwords that characterize the current intense discussions about the development...

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"e;Uberization,"e; "e;digitalization,"e; "e;platform economy,"e; "e;gig economy,"e; and "e;sharing economy"e; are some of the buzzwords that characterize the current intense discussions about the development...

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The Cherokee Indians are driven into Army stockades before their 1838-39 removal to the West, but Hettie and Sky, 16-year-old Cherokee twins; manage to escape to a cave in the Smoky Mountains. Benjamin Stone, a young Army officer, loves Hettie but...

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The Cherokee Indians are driven into Army stockades before their 1838?39 removal to the West, but Hettie and Sky, 16-year-old Cherokee twins; manage to escape to a cave in the Smoky Mountains.Benjamin Stone, a young Army officer, loves Hettie but ...

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A richly illustrated history exploring life in Kent. This book tells the amazing story of Kent from earliest times to the modern day. Some of the pivotal moments in the Garden of England's history are recalled, including invasions from Romans, Ang...

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A richly illustrated history exploring life in Kent. This book tells the amazing story of Kent from earliest times to the modern day. Some of the pivotal moments in the Garden of England's history are recalled, including invasions from Romans, Ang...

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Link Williams is a handsome and brilliant Dartmouth graduate who tends bar for a lack of better opportunities for an African American man in a staid mid-century Connecticut town. The routine of Link's life is interrupted when he intervenes to save...

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Originally published in 1947, Ann Petry's classic Country Place depicts a predominantly white community disillusioned by the indignities and corruption of small-town life. Johnnie Roane returns from four years of military service in World War II t...

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"Uberization," "digitalization," "platform economy," "gig economy," and "sharing economy" are some of the buzzwords that characterize the current intense discussions about the development of the ec...

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"Uberization," "digitalization," "platform economy," "gig economy," and "sharing economy" are some of the buzzwords that characterize the current intense discussions about the development of the ec...

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What began as a playful idea among friends has made its way around the world, inspiring laughter, high-fives, hugs, and tears from New England to Brazil. Typewriter Rodeo celebrates poetry, spontaneity, and above all, the power of human connection...

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Both a visual feast and a reference book in the style of Brandon Stanton's Humans of New York, Typewriter Rodeo collects custom, typewritten poems from ';rodeos' worldwide, portraits of recipients, and their personal stories. Typewriter Rodeo bega...

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Burt High School takes center stage on an inspiring journey to literacy as blacks in small town Clarksville, TN struggle for the privilege to attain an education and to have equal access to facilities and equipment provided by the State. Interview...

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In one volume, two landmark novels about the terrible power of race in America from one of the foremost African American writers of the past century.Ann Petry is increasingly recognized as one of the essential American novelists of the twentieth c...

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Als alleinerziehende Mutter kämpft Lutie Johnson unerschütterlich für ihre eigene Würde und darum, ihren kleinen Sohn Bubb inmitten all der Armut, Gewalt und rassistischen Verachtung, die sie umgibt, zu einem anständigen Menschen heranzuziehen. Sc...

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Ebenso zeitlos wie »The Street«: Ann Petrys Roman über Idealisierung und Desillusionierung und über menschliche Abgründe.Ein kleiner Ort in Connecticut: Johnnie kommt aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zurück. Die Kleinstadt ist nicht das Idyll, zu dem Joh...

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Aufwühlend, herzzerreißend, beklemmend gegenwärtig Als alleinerziehende Mutter kämpft¿Lutie¿Johnson unerschütterlich für ihre eigene Würde und darum, ihren kleinen Sohn¿Bubb¿inmitten all der Armut, Gewalt und rassistischen Verachtung, die sie umgi...

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Harriet Tubman wurde in der Sklaverei geboren und träumte davon, frei zu sein. Sie war bereit, alles zu riskieren - auch ihr eigenes Leben -, um diesen Traum wahr werden zu lassen. Nach ihrer waghalsigen Flucht war sie Teil der geheimen Organisati...

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Link Williams ist ein gutaussehender und brillanter Dartmouth-Absolvent, der mangels besserer Möglichkeiten für einen afroamerikanischen Mann in den USA der 1950er-Jahre eine Bar betreibt. Durch den Zufall zusammengebracht, entsteht zwischen Link ...

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