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The Conjure Woman, Paperback / softback Book

The Conjure Woman Paperback / softback

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The Conjure Woman is a collection of short stories by African-American fiction writer, essayist, and activist Charles W.

Chesnutt. First published in 1899, it is considered a seminal work of African-American literature.

Written in the late nineteenth century, a time of enormous growth and change for a country only recently reunited in peace, these stories act as the uneasy meeting ground for the culture of northern capitalism, professionalism, and Christianity and the underdeveloped southern economy, a kind of colonial Third World whose power is manifest in life charms and magic spells, all embodied by the ruling figure of the conjure woman. Charles Waddell Chesnutt was an author, essayist and political activist, best known for his novels and short stories exploring complex issues of racial and social identity.

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