Overview
This modern classic is āa tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhoodā in 1930s Harlemāwith a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly).
Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her family, and itās both a place of refuge and the source of untold dangers for her and her poor, working class family. The beloved ādaddyā of the title indeed becomes a number runner when he is unable to find legal work, and while one of Francieās brothers dreams of becoming a chemist, the other is already in a gang. Francie is a dreamer, too, but there are risks in everything from going to the movies to walking down the block, and her pragmatism eventually outweighs her hope; āWe was all poor and black and apt to stay that way, and that was that.ā
First published in 1970,Ā Daddy Was a Number RunnerĀ is one of the seminal novels of the black experience in America.Ā The New York Times Book ReviewĀ proclaimed it āa most important novel.ā
This book title, Daddy Was a Number Runner, ISBN: 9781558614420, by Louise Meriwether, James Baldwin, published by The Feminist Press at CUNY (December 1, 2002) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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