Background
McPherson, James Alan was born on September 16, 1943 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of James and Mable (Smalls) McPherson.
( Hue and Cry is the remarkably mature and agile debut st...)
Hue and Cry is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from James Alan McPherson, one of America's most venerated, most original writers. McPherson's characters -- gritty, jazzy, authentic, and pristinely rendered -- give voice to unheard struggles along the dividing lines of race and poverty in subtle, fluid prose that bears no trace of sentimentality, agenda, or apology. First published in 1968, this collection includes the Atlantic Prize-winning story "Gold Coast" (selected by John Updike for the collection Best American Short Stories of the Century) and introduced America to McPherson's unforgettable, enduring vision and distinctive artistry.
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(Short Stories and Essays. Contributors include: Diana Abu...)
Short Stories and Essays. Contributors include: Diana Abu-Jaber, Louis Berney, Robert Boswell, Marina Budhos, Sam Cornish, Kim Edwards, Stanley Forman, G. W. Hawkes, Garrett Hongo, Robert Ivry, Don Lee, Vicki Lindner, Daniel Tyree McElrath, Katherine Min, Jeannette K. Miyamoto, Chris Offutt, George Packer, Alberto Alvaro RĂos, Carol Roh-Spaulding, Arnold E. Sabatelli, Etsuko Takahashi, Haruhiko Yoshimeki
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McPherson, James Alan was born on September 16, 1943 in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Son of James and Mable (Smalls) McPherson.
Bachelor, Morris Brown College, 1965. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1968. Master of Fine Arts, University Iowa, 1971.
He has been a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a MacArthur Fellowship. He has also been educated at Morgan State University, The University of Iowa"s Writers" hop, and Yale Law School. He was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship in 1981.
His work has appeared in 27 journals and magazines, seven short-story anthologies, and The Best American Essays.
In 1995 McPherson was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has taught English at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Harvard University, and Yale University.
He lectured in Japan with Doctor Jerald Walker at Meiji University and Chiba University. In 2000, John Updike selected his short story "Gold Coast" for his collection Best American Short Stories of the Century (Houghton Mifflin).
In October 2011 McPherson was honored as the inaugural recipient of the Paul Engle Award from the Iowa City United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization City of Literature.
(In this deft collection of essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning...)
( Hue and Cry is the remarkably mature and agile debut st...)
(Hue and Cry marks the debut work of James Alan McPherson ...)
(Short Stories and Essays. Contributors include: Diana Abu...)
Member American Civil Liberties Union, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, P.E.N., American Academy Arts and Sciences (elected member 1995), Authors League. M C.
1 daughter, Rachel Alice.