The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt
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"The Conjure Woman" by Charles W. Chesnutt is a collection of short stories published in 1899. Set in post-Civil War North Carolina, the stories follow John, a white Northern businessman, and his wife Annie as they encounter Uncle Julius McAdoo, a former slave who shares haunting tales of slavery, conjuring, and transformation. Through McAdoo's clever storytelling, Chesnutt subverts plantation literature traditions, revealing the brutal realities of slavery while celebrating black resistance and
intelligence through African American folklore and hoodoo traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell), 1858-1932 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Conjure Woman |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjure_Woman |
| Contents | The goophered grapevine -- Po' Sandy -- Mars Jeems's nightmare -- The conjurer's revenge -- Sis' Becky's pickaninny -- The gray wolf's ha'nt -- Hot-foot Hannibal. |
| Credits | Produced by Suzanne Shell, Sjaani and PG Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | African Americans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Southern States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 11666 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1449 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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