The Ann Petry Page

( 1908-1997 )

Major Works
The Street ( 1946 ). Reprint by Houghton Mifflin, 1991.
Country Place ( 1947 ).
The Narrows ( 1953 ). Reprinted by Beacon, 1988. Introduction by Nellie B. McKay.
Miss Muriel and Other Stories ( 1971 ). Includes "Like a Winding Sheet", Ms. Petry's second publication ( in 1945 ). Reprinted by Beacon, 1989.

About Petry
Ann Petry from Voices from the Gaps.

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