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The Essential Clarence Major

Prose and Poetry

by Clarence Major
Kia Corthron
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Clarence Major is one of America's literary masters. He has published numerous books, from novels to poetry and short story collections. Among his many accolades, he was a finalist for the National Book Award and a Fulbright scholar and received the PEN Oakland/Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award. His work has been featured in many literary journals, newspapers, and magazines, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, and Ploughshares.
Whether you've known Major's work for decades or are new to his singular style, The Essential Clarence Major offers a thrilling overview of an exceptional career, from his early groundbreaking fiction to his most recent poems. Included here are excerpts from Major's best novels, a selection of his finest short stories and poetry, more than a dozen thought-provoking essays, a taste of his autobiography. Award-winning playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Kia Corthron introduces the collection, artfully illuminating Major's importance as one of the foremost and original voices in contemporary American literature.

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    April 17, 2020

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      • ISBN: 9781469658803

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    • Library Journal

      Starred review from June 1, 2020

      Major (emeritus, Univ. of California, Davis) has long been recognized by scholars of African American literature; yet, unfortunately, this quirky but highly engaging author is far less well known by general readers. This anthology of his fiction, nonfiction, and poetry should help to rectify the situation. Selections from his experimental novels, such as Reflex and Bone Structure and My Amputations, are included and can spark readers to read the works in their entirety. But the real surprises here are among the shorter works. The story "My Mother and Mitch," for example, is an intriguing sketch of an interracial couple. There are also insightful essays on literary luminaries James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and William Faulkner, as well as Major's reflections on writing and painting, another medium in which he has excelled. In addition, there is an illuminating excerpt from Major's memoir. Finally, there are selections from his poems. "Hair" and "The Slave Trade: View from the Middle Passage" are two that particularly stand out. A short but insightful foreword by author Kia Corthron (The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter) makes an excellent introduction to this underappreciated writer. VERDICT Recommended for all libraries with substantial collections of African American and contemporary American literature.--L.J. Parascandola, Long Island Univ., Brooklyn

      Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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