Griots Beneath the Baobab: Tales from Los Angeles [Paperback]

Randy Ross (Author), Erin Aubry Kaplan (Author), Eric Jerome Dickey (Author), Jervey Tervalon (Author), Erin Aubry Kaplan (Editor), Randy Ross (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2002

Griots Beneath the Baobab, the latest anthology published by International Black Writers and Artists of Los Angeles (IBWA-LA), honors the creative spirit of some of America's most insightful griots—by way of L.A. Griots features powerful stories by noted, award-winning, and best-selling writers Donald Bakeer, Octavia E. Butler, Wanda Coleman, Stanley Crouch, Eric Jerome Dickey, Sikivu Hutchinson, Silas Jones, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Gary Phillips, Randy Ross, Jervey Tervalon, and Ellery Washington, C.

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About the Author

Randy Ross (co-editor) is President of International Black Writers and Artists of Los Angeles and author of the short story collection The Chocolate Man.

Erin Aubry Kaplan (co-editor) is a staff writer at L.A. Weekly and winner of PEN Center USA West's Literary Award for the Best Writing in the West in 2000 in the Journalism category.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Larod Publishing Company (April 5, 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0966267516
• ISBN-13: 978-0966267518
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,608,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars griots beneath the baobab - tales from los angeles, October 21, 2002

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Shirley F. Robinson (Pomona, CA. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Griots Beneath the Baobab: Tales from Los Angeles (Paperback)

More, more, more. This book brought back many memories for me.
Thank you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PRESENCE, October 19, 2002

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carolyn (moreno valley, california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Griots Beneath the Baobab: Tales from Los Angeles (Paperback)

Griots beneath the baobab offers lessons about humanity or the lack of it with a collective embrace.

Skillful writing reveals characters held in the moment, and each scenario hits the mark exposing love, turmoil and forgiveness. These tales are consuming and energizing.