Echo Tree: The Collected Short Fiction of Henry Dumas Ages 5 and up He’s exhausted by being at

He’s exhausted by being at once too black and not black enough for his African American peers and worn down by the expectations of his own Liberian family and community

the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie

A New York Times Notable Book and a Washington Post

and Chicago from a law enforcement point of view and uncovers what has sown the seeds of violence

Wittingly fresh and stunningly relatable

Echo Tree: The Collected Short Fiction of Henry Dumas Ages 5 and up He’s exhausted by being atGothic romance, ghost story, parable, psychological thriller, inner space fictionDumass stories form a vivid, expansive portrait of African American life. Africanfuturism, gothic romance, ghost story, parable, psychological thriller, inner space fiction: Henry Dumass stories form a vivid, expansive portrait of Black life in America. Championed by Toni Morrison and Walter Mosley, Dumass fabulist fiction is a masterful synthesis of myth and religion,