Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America--An Anthology (Paperback)

~ Herb Boyd (Editor), Robert L. Allen (Editor) "I am a Black man..." (more)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 960 pages
• Publisher: One World/Ballantine (January 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345383176
• ISBN-13: 978-0345383174
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #172,880 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for everyone, August 2, 2000

By	Linora Carr (Midlothian, VA) - See all my reviews

I first read this book as a required reading for my English class in college. I kept this book throughout the years as it reflected on the African-American man (and sometimes woman). The stories discuss history, our beginnings, love and heartache, the issue of race, death and life as we know it. I recommened this book to everyone who wants to understand themselves through the various stories, fiction and non fiction. The book is so simple to follow, you don't have to read the whole book, you can pick and chose stories to read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Anthology, December 28, 2002

By	Sam (Yonkers, NY) - See all my reviews

This is an excellent introduction to writings by Black men. A must-have for people of African descent. The writings consist of pictures, short stories, poems and novel excerpts; some writers included are Sterling Brown, Howard Thurman, Countee Cullen, Haki Madhubuti, Ishmael Reed, James Baldwin, Robert Hayden, Richard Wright, Frederick Douglas, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Dubois and many others

0 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Can't review, May 10, 2002

By	"coolval" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

Can't review because my third party order was never received. It's been over a month! I ordered a total of 4 books (3 were third party orders). I received all of them in a matter of days and was very pleased with the conditions of the books and the quality of the packaging the books were shipped in. However the
seller still has the same book up for sell! After reading some of the reviews and finding out that several others have not received their orders I'm wondering if we ordered from the same seller. I gave this book a rating of one star simply because I couldn't enter anything less plus you can't rate what you can't read! I'm sure the book is excellent and would love to read it and give it a proper review.