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The Street

The Street

Contemporary LiteratureDrama
Pages
448
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

In 1940s Harlem, a young Black woman named Dorothy May Jones lives quietly until her white neighbors move into the building across the street. What begins as a tense standoff between two families escalates into a violent confrontation that exposes the deep-seated racism and prejudice simmering beneath the surface of their community.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseGritty

Genres

Contemporary Literature Drama Classics Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Short Stories Sociology

Authors

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Ann Petry

Ann Lane was born on October 12, 1908 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut as the youngest of three daughters to Peter Clark Lane and Bertha James Lane in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Her parents belonged to the black minority of the small town. Her father was a pharmacist and her mother was a shop owner, chiropodist, and hairdresser. Ann and her sister were raised "in the classic New England tradition: a study in efficiency, thrift, and utility (…) They were filled with ambitions that they might not have...

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Tayari Jones

Tayari Jones is the author of the novel Push. Her work often explores themes of race, class, and family.

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