Echo tree: the collected short fiction of Henry Dumas
edited and with a foreword by Eugene B. Redmond ; critical introduction by John S. Wright

Author: Dumas, Henry, 1934-1968

Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2003, 381 p.
Library Journal Review: When Henry Dumas was killed in 1968, he was a promising young writer about to make a name for himself in African American literature. Some 35 years after his death, this collection of short stories shows more than promise; it is the work of a mature writer able to elevate ordinary life to the level of myth and to make myth and folklore a part of everyday life. From the musings of a field hand attracted to a pretty civil rights worker to the lethal strength of a sax solo, these stories celebrate the magic present in every moment and the awesome power of the African American spirit. While Dumas's work has appeared in previous anthologies, libraries will wish to purchase this complete one to give readers an opportunity to explore the timeless talent of a lesser-known treasure of African American literature. Recommend for all libraries.—Ellen Flexman, Indianapolis–Marion Cty. P.L., IN (Reviewed September 1, 2003) (Library Journal, vol 128, issue 14, p213)



Other Contributors:
Redmond, Eugene: editor

ISBNs Associated with this Title:
1566891493


Credits:
• Novelist/EBSCO Publishing
• Baker & Taylor
• Library Journal, A Reed Elsevier Business Information Publication
• Added to NoveList: 20040120
• TID: 121877

Goodbye sweetwater: new and selected stories
Edited and with an introduction by Eugene B. Redmond

Author: Dumas, Henry, 1934-1968

Thunder's Mouth Press; distributed by Consortium, copyright 1988, 347 p.
Notes:
25 short stories


Other Contributors:
Redmond, Eugene B.: editor

Other titles associated with this book:
Sweet water goodbye



Credits:
• Hennepin County Public Library
• Added to NoveList: 20010101
• TID: 025121