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The House Behind the Cedars (PB) (1993)

The House Behind the Cedars (PB) (1993)

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An early masterwork among American literary treatments of miscegenation, Chesnutt's story is of two young African Americans who decide to pass for white in order to claim their share of the American dream.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Author:
Charles W. Chesnutt
Introduction by:
Donald B. Gibson
ISBN 10:
0140186859
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Penguin Group
Publication Date:
April 1, 1993
Binding:
Paperback
Weight:
0.39lbs

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