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Miss Muriel And Other Stories by Ann Petry, 1908-1997 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Miss Muriel And Other Stories about?

"Ann Petry's first collection of short stories speaks of the private, intensely individual experience that underlie the developing consciousness of Black people in America today. While Mrs. Petry does not lose sight of the bitter realities that mark life in the Black community, it is her refreshing distinction as a writer that she is able to depict joys as well as sorrows, triumphs as well as tragedies. Her first story, "Miss Muriel," introduces the Layen family, who become the central figures in a cluster of stories set in the upstate town of Wheeling, New York. Other stories describe the ordeal of some migrant workers, a Black child's needs for companionship in a hostile white world, the absurdities of a case of mistaken racial identity, and the anguish of a Black father who discovers that his soldier son has been sentenced to prison for fighting a white man."--Dust jacket

Who reads Miss Muriel And Other Stories?

Author

Ann Petry, 1908-1997

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Published

1971

Language

EN

ISBN

9780395126714

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Short Stories

Rating

4.06 / 5 (64 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14