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The Richer, the Poorer
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385471466
ISBN: 0385471467
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: June 01, 1996
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: June 01, 1996
Studio: Anchor
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Editorial Review:
On the heels of the bestseller success of her novel The Wedding, Dorothy West, the last surviving member of the Harlem Renaissance, presents a collection of essays and stories that explore both the realism of everyday life, and the fantastical, extraordinary circumstances of one woman's life in a mythic time. Traversing the universal themes and conflicts between poverty and prosperity, men and women, and young and old, and compiling writing that spans almost seventy years, The Richer, The Poorer not only affords an unparalleled window into the African-American middle class, but also delves into the richness of experience of "one of the finest writers produced in this country during the Roaring Twenties"(Book Page).
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It only looks easy
Would-be writers would do well to read this collection of seemingly simple stories and sketches. It takes great talent and understanding to write such effortless, fluid prose. Once you've read the short stories, the reminiscences are a fascinating reflection of how an author mines her own life experiences to create art. As well, this pioneer of black literature has painted historical mini-portraits of life for so many people -- some of whom were born to slavery and freed within the author's own lifetime. ... Read More
Rating:  - Interesting Read
This collection of short stories were interesting to read.Some were intriguing,others were okay, and some were suspenful.I enjoyed her writing about middle and upper middle class African Americans that are often neglected in popular literature. Some pieces were autobiographical but they span from the 1920s -1980s.Provides the reader with an intereting insight to an African AmericanNew Englander's perspectives but ultimately illustates that we are all part of the human community.This is good reading ... Read More
Rating: - A Modest Effort
I have mixed feelings about Ms. West's novels. On the one hand, she writes remarkable well about the human condition and even her shortest stories translate into volumes in the mind. On the other hand Ms. West's constant references to skin color and class are contrived and nauseating. It make on e think that maybe she hated her own warm brown skin. These stories are interesting. Some are underdeveloped mostly because she was so very young when she penned them. It's a worthwhile book but it didn't make ... Read More
Rating:  - dont like it
i really didnt like this book, and thought that it would be better than what it would have been.
Rating: - dont like it
i really didnt like this book, and thought that it would be better than what it would have been.
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