The Hit and the Long Night |
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| Author:
| Mayfield, Julian |
| Other:
| Richards, Phillip M. |
| Series title: | Northeastern Library of Black Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55553-065-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1989 |
| Publisher: | Northeastern University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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These two novels center on the numbers game and the consequences befalling those who "hit" as well as those who lose; together they represent an important transition between earlier black writers, such as Langston Hughes, and the more militant voices of the sixties and seventies.
These two novels center on the numbers game and the consequences befalling those who "hit" as well as those who lose; together they represent an important transition between earlier black writers, such as Langston Hughes, and the more militant voices of the sixties and seventies.