Dr. King's Refrigerator And Other Bedtime Stories

Name: Dr. King's Refrigerator And Other Bedtime Stories
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ISBN: 9780743264532

ISBN-10: 0743264533

ISBN-13: 9780743264532

Edition: 2005

Authors: Charles Johnson

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Charles Johnson's innovative and richly imagined collection is full of stories -- sly, witty, and insightful -- that bring the world into focus. Each is a vivid cultural and philosophical portrait that deftly explores issues of identity and race. "Kwoon" follows the spiritual journey of a martial arts teacher on Chicago's South Side. "Sweet Dreams" is a Kafkaesque tale set in a world where dreams are taxed and a man and his dreamlife are being audited. "The Gift of the Osuo" is a fable about the dangers of getting what you wish for. In "Cultural Relativity," a young woman falls in love with the son of the president of an African nation but is forbidden to ever kiss him. The title story is…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 2/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Charles Johnson's many books includeMiddle Passage, which won the 1990 National Book Award. He lives in Seattle.



Sweet Dreams


Cultural Relativity


Dr. King's Refrigerator


The Gift of the Osuo


Executive Decision


Better Than Counting Sheep


The Queen and the Philosopher


Kwoon


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