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Proverbs for the People

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes, Tracy Price-Thompson - Editor, TaRessa Stovall - Editor
Narrated by: Dion Graham, Lizan Mitchell, Nicole Lewis, Caroline Clay, Kevin R. Free, Karen Chilton, Cornell Womack, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Sisi Aisha Johnson, Marc Damon Johnson, Cherise Boothe, Stanley Bennett Clay, Robert Ramirez, Susan Spain, Brenda Pressley
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Proverbs for the People is an astounding collection of contemporary African-American fiction, featuring stories by such well known authors as Pearl Cleage, Omar Tyree, Margaret Johnson-Hodge, Travis Hunter, Parry "Ebony Satin" Brown, Gwynne Forster, Edward Jackson and Vicki L. Andrews. These widely varied stories resonate with the power and wisdom of the ages, speaking of universal truths that will heal and guide the wayward spirit.

©2003 Tracie Price-Thompson (P)2004 Recorded Books,LLC Anthologies & Short Stories African American Short Story Fiction Anthologies
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I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of short stories. I loved how each story was creatively weaved from an African Proverbs. These stories were well written with characters that came to life.
Absolutely worth the time to experience this masterful collection.

Stories For The Soul

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If you could sum up Proverbs for the People in three words, what would they be?

Learning the moral.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Proverbs for the People?

I don't remember one that stands out, but all of the stories give a moral. It's experience the trials and triumphs of others.

What does the narrator bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Good narrator.

Proverbs

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Proverbs for the People is full of cultural heritage and richness. Excellent stories and narration. It's a work of art.

Worth the time...

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excellent collection and narrators. the stories with diverse and interesting. I'm on search for the next anthology.9

great book

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This book holds wisdom, strength. love and hope written as only these brilliant author could write.

best read of African American fiction

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