Dancers on the Shore

The first and only short story collection by William Melvin Kelley, author of A Different Drummer, and the source from which he drew inspiration for his subsequent novels.

Originally 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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 09/29/2020
ISBN: 9781984899354
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d