Hue and Cry

<p><strong>The classic debut collection from Pulitzer Prize winner James Alan McPherson</strong><br/><br/><em>Hue and Cry</em> is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from James Alan McPherson one of America's most venerated and most original writers. McPherson's characters -- gritty 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.</p><p>First published in 1968 this collection includes the Atlantic Prize-winning story Gold Coast (selected by John Updike for the collection <em>Best American Short Stories of the Century</em>). Now with a new preface by Edward P. Jones <em>Hue and Cry </em>introduced America to McPherson's unforgettable enduring vision and distinctive artistry.</p>