Stumbling blocks : and other unfinished work
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Contributors
Steverson, Delia, editor,
Published
Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2023].
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Book
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xxxiv, 366 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Status
Buena Vista Branch - Adult Non-Fiction
818.609 P
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Published
Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2023].
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"Stumbling Blocks expands and contextualizes the unpublished works of the late African American writer Delores Phillips. Born in Cartersville, Georgia in 1950, Delores Faye Phillips spent much of her childhood in Georgia before moving to Cleveland, Ohio. Best known for her 2004 novel The Darkest Child, which follows the Quinn family as they attempt to survive and escape racism, lynchings, and poverty in Jim Crow Georgia during the 1950s, Phillips wrote much more than that. While the novel was met with critical acclaim (won Black Caucus of the ALA Award and was a nominee for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, Phillips), little is known about Phillips herself or about her other writings. In fact, in the 2018 reissue of The Darkest Child, Tayari Jones remarks in the introduction that when she heard Phillips had passed away in 2014, she was "weighted down with longing for the other books that she would never write." This volume, then, corrects the misconception that The Darkest Child was Phillips's only published work. Rather, it establishes her as an experienced and prolific writer who created multi-genre literature throughout her life. It paints a broader picture of Phillips, who was not just a novelist, but also a poet and short story writer as well. Much like Alice Walker's recovery work on Zora Neale Hurston in the 1970s was critical to a revival and appreciation of Hurston as "a genius of the South," Stumbling Blocks expands the legacy and illuminates an under-represented writer who is uniquely situated at the intersections of multiple identities including race, gender, disability, and region. In addition to the sequel to The Darkest Child, this collection also includes an unfinished third novel (No Ordinary Rain), ten poems, seven short stories, contextualizing essays, and an in-depth biography of Phillips. It is also bookended by a foreword from Phillips sister, Linda Miller, and an afterword from Trudier Harris"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Phillips, D., & Steverson, D. (2023). Stumbling blocks: and other unfinished work . The University of Georgia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Delores, 1950-2014 and Delia, Steverson. 2023. Stumbling Blocks: And Other Unfinished Work. The University of Georgia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Delores, 1950-2014 and Delia, Steverson. Stumbling Blocks: And Other Unfinished Work The University of Georgia Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Phillips, Delores, and Delia Steverson. Stumbling Blocks: And Other Unfinished Work The University of Georgia Press, 2023.
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