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Hue and Cry: Stories (Art of the Story) Paperback – Deckle Edge, July 2, 2019

by James Alan McPherson (Author), Edward P. Jones (Introduction)
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The classic debut collection from Pulitzer Prize winner James Alan McPherson

Hue and Cry is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from James Alan McPherson, one of America’s most venerated and most original writers. McPherson’s characters -- gritty, authentic, and pristinely rendered -- give voice to unheard struggles along the dividing lines of race and poverty in subtle, fluid prose that bears no trace of sentimentality, agenda, or apology.

First published in 1968, this collection includes the Atlantic Prize-winning story “Gold Coast” (selected by John Updike for the collection Best American Short Stories of the Century). Now with a new preface by Edward P. Jones, Hue and Cry introduced America to McPherson’s unforgettable, enduring vision, and distinctive artistry.

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    Art of the Story
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    304 pages
  3. Language
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  4. Publisher
    Ecco
  5. Publication date
    July 2, 2019
  6. Dimensions
    5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0062909738
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0062909732
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“A writer of insight, sympathy, and humor and one of the most gifted young Americans I’ve had the privilege to read.” — Ralph Ellison

“An astute realist who knows how to turn the conflicts between individual personalities and the surrounding culture into artful and highly serious comedies of manners.” — Newsweek

About the Author

Pulitzer Prize winner and Guggenheim Fellow James Alan McPherson was born in Savannah, Georgia. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and holds an MFA from the University of Iowa. In a writing career that spans forty years, McPherson has been a contributor to many publications, including The Atlantic, Esquire, and Playboy, and was the editor of Double Take magazine. He is a professor of English at the University of Iowa. He died in 2016.



Edward P. Jones, the New York Times bestselling author, has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and the Lannan Literary Award for The Known World; he also received a MacArthur Fellowship in 2004. His first collection of stories, Lost in the City, won the PEN/Hemingway Award and was short listed for the National Book Award. His second collection, All Aunt Hagar’s Children, was a finalist for the Pen/Faulkner Award. He has been an instructor of fiction writing at a range of universities, including Princeton. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ecco; 2nd edition (July 2, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062909738
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062909732
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches
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Fredrick Woodard
5.0 out of 5 stars An American Classic
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2014
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I had the pleasure of reading the book in galley proofs, years ago, when the author and I were in the Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa. It is refreshing to experience, once again, the strength of the vernacular in story making. The humor still has freshness that makes rereading exciting. It is a classic text in which McPherson demonstrates his mastery.
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V Shelton
4.0 out of 5 stars Master storyteller
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2020
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I was unfamiliar with this short story collection by renowned author James McPherson. One story in the book was in an anthology I read years ago, and was my introduction to his work. All of this encouraged my reading Hue and Cry. This was a joy ride on so many levels.

The stories are situated in complex interracial interactions and relationships of the 1950s and 60s. The language, tone and dynamics capture the era. This is a valuable prompt for discussion and reflection.

A MacArthur genius awardee, celebrated writer and professor at the University of Iowa Writers Workshop, McPherson seems to often be off the radar, perhaps due to his tendency to humbly go about his life. Yet, his writing brings to mind that of the arguably more celebrated scribes of African American experiences such as Baldwin, Hurston and Wright.

With his relatively recent passing in 2016, it was heartening to see this collection was reprinted with a foreword written by the excellent contemporary author Edward Jones in 2019. It instilled hope that McPherson’s work will continue to inform and entertain on a broad level; that his stories continue to be recognized for their brilliance.
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Michel N. Christophe
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, deep, necessary
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2020
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I enjoyed reading this collection of short stories. The style, perspectives, the writing itself inspired me to write better. James Alan McPherson deserves to be widely read.
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Ramona Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the Read!
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2016
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Well written short stories, worth the read. Very pertinent to today's social and cultural issues. Complex characters are well developed and the writing is excellent.
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Lydia
5.0 out of 5 stars Short Stories--Long View
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015
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Short-story writing is not as simple as it may see in that the writer has to engage the reader, establish the plot, develop characters and bring it all to a plausible conclusion within not many pages or minutes to read it. McPherson manages to rise--or should I say drop to the occasion. An MD friend recommended this book to me; neither of us had read the author's work before and both of us appreciated the genre given our busy schedules.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoying these stories...
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2020
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I love short story colletions. These are poignant stories from everyday people.
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Kori
4.0 out of 5 stars A deep collection of stories primarily about black men on living
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021
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Some of the stories are better than others . But the stand outs for me that left me breathless were “On Trains “ and “Hue and Cry”. ESPECIALLY HUE & CRY !!!

This short story collection is not a collection to be read leisurely . These stories are a literary readers dream where you have to think , you often will need to re-read, and the ending and certain things left unsaid are up to you to determine . So if you’re someone who DOES NOT like literary fiction such as this….then this collection will NOT be for you and you probably won’t get it or it will feel like a homework assignment.

Although I LIVE for great literary fiction , and if you do too than this is a collection for you . This collection is an experience that feels REAL . I could envision the characters, the setting, feel the chaotic and complicated emotions , while feeling myself layering certain aspects of these stories over my own life.

Some of over lapping topics and themes for these stories were black men experiencing interracial dating , survival after leaving home , homosexuality ,work and it’s value. In addition to the ever changing question of the meaning of survival?

This collection is full of wisdom that I’ll be re-reading and to think this was a blind buy I didn’t even know I needed !!
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Marilyn Simmons
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017
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Loved each story. Well written
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book worth reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2016
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Love this writer and happy I can still buy his books, even though it has to come from across the water! Everything went smoothly with this purchase, would buy from the seller again
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