Gayl Jones

Bluestreak

Corregidora (1975)
Eva's man (1976)
The Healing (Jan-1999)

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  Corregidora
  

  • 1975
  • / General Fiction
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  Bluestreak
  

  Here is Gayl Jones's classic novel, the tale of blues singer Ursa, consumed by her hatred of the nineteenth-century slave master who fathered both her grandmother and mother....

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  Eva's man
  

  • 1976
  • / General Fiction
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  Bluestreak
  

  Imprisoned for the bizarre murder of her lover, Eva Medina Canada recalls a life tormented by sexual abuse and emotional violence. Eva's Man is Gayl Jones's second novel....

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  White Rat
  

  • May-1991
  • / General Fiction
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  The acclaimed author’s first collection of stories, reissued to coincide with the paperback publication of her second and latest, Butter“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literature. From a literary standpoint, her form is im...

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  The Healing
  

  • Jan-1999
  • / Action Adventure
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  Bluestreak
  

  A new edition of a National Book Award finalist follows a black faith healer whose shrewd observations about human nature are told with the rich lyricism of the oral storytelling tradition.From the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing follows...

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  Mosquito
  

  • Jan-1999
  • / Action Adventure
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  Bury those easy-to-read Black romance books. Mosquito is where African-American literature is heading as we approach the twenty-first century.--E. Ethelbert Miller, Emerge...

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  Palmares
  

  • Sep-2021
  • / Literary
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  2022 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Fiction As praised in: The New York Times · New York Times Book Review · NPR · Guardian · Esquire · Buzzfeed · Bustle · LitHub · Kirkus Reviews · Root“This story shimmers. Shakes. Wails. Moves to rhythm...

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  The Birdcatcher
  

  • Sep-2022
  • / Women's Fiction
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  NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2022Publishers Weekly Top 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2022“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literature." -- Imani PerryLegendary writer Gayl Jones returns with a stunning new novel about Black American artist...

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  Butter
  

  • Apr-2023
  • / Literary
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  A wide-ranging collection, including two novellas and ten stories exploring complex identities, from the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing, and Palmares“Gayl Jones’s work represents a watershed in American literature. From a literary s...

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  The Unicorn Woman
  

  • Sep-2023
  • / General Fiction
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  "One of our greatest living authors." -- Lauren LeBlanc, The Boston GlobeMarking a dramatic new direction for Jones, a riveting tale set in the Post WWII South, narrated by a Black soldier who returns to Jim Crow and searches for a mythical idea...

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Award-Winning Books by Gayl Jones

The Healing
1999 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award -- Fiction