The Hungered One
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Hungered One
By (Author) Ed Bullins
Akashic Books,U.S.
Akashic Books,U.S.
2nd February 2009
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
813.54
Physical Properties
Paperback
192
Width 139mm, Height 209mm
177g
Description
These early writings from award-winning playwright Ed Bullins explore the themes of loneliness and despair. The New York Times hailed the 'richness of language and observation' of these beautifully crafted stories - written, as they put it, by a 'black writer for black people'.
Reviews
A richness of language and observation pervades this collection of short stories by a black writer about real black people. --New York Times Book Review
Author Bio
Ed Bullins has written numerous plays and fiction, including In the Wine Time, Goin a Buffalo, Clara's Ole Man, and The Taking of Miss Janie, which received the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play of the 1974-75 season. His book of short fiction, The Hungered One: Early Writings, was published in 1971.
