{"id":585,"date":"2024-07-26T21:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T21:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/?page_id=585"},"modified":"2024-12-02T14:41:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:41:12","slug":"books-by-william-melvin-kelley-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/books-by-william-melvin-kelley-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Books by William Melvin Kelley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-jestqxg0 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h2 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Books by William Melvin Kelley<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-dyxnuxqn alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ouv3aor2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4bgm99qn\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-tfzipsli wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center alignleft\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/a-different-drummer-william-melvin-kelley\/8643643?aid=104918&amp;ean=9780385413909&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b1.jpg ,https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b1.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b1.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b1.jpg\" alt=\"A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley\" class=\"uag-image-664\" width=\"337\" height=\"520\" title=\"A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-7auyoety uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h5 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/a-different-drummer-william-melvin-kelley\/8643643?aid=104918&amp;ean=9780385413909&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\">A Different Drummer<\/a><br><br><strong><em>The stunning, thought-provoking first novel by a \u201clost giant of American literature\u201d (The New Yorker)<\/em><\/strong><\/h5><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">One June afternoon in the backwaters of the Deep South, a young Black farmer named Tucker Caliban salted his fields, shot his horse, burned his house, and headed north with his wife and young child. His departure in the early summer of 1957 set off an exodus of the state\u2019s entire Black population, throwing the established order into brilliant disarray. Told from the points of view of the white residents who remained, A Different Drummer stands, decades after its first publication in 1962, as an extraordinary and prescient triumph of satire and spirit. Through the exploration of gender roles, racial tension, religious exploitation and repressed sexuality, A Different Drummer forces readers to engage with a hypothetical situation rooted in the bleak reality of so many American citizens.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-ap1s5srd\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-fe651560 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/a-different-drummer-william-melvin-kelley\/8643643?aid=104918&amp;ean=9780385413909&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">ORDER BOOK<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-oarhargb\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-ruv3iiet wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center alignleft\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dancers-on-the-shore-william-melvin-kelley\/14560621?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899354&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book2.jpg ,https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book2.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book2.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book2.jpg\" alt=\"Dancers on the Shore by William Melvin Kelley\" class=\"uag-image-659\" width=\"337\" height=\"520\" title=\"Dancers on the Shore by William Melvin Kelley\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-rx7mibaq uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h5 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dancers-on-the-shore-william-melvin-kelley\/14560621?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899354&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\">Dancers on the Shore<\/a><br><br><strong><em>The first and only short story collection by William Melvin Kelley, and the source from which he drew inspiration for his following novels.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">Originally published in 1964, this collection of sixteen stories includes three linked sets of stories about the Carey, Bedlow, and Dunford families. They represent the earliest work of William Melvin Kelley and provided a rich source of stories and characters who were to fill out his later novels.<br><br>Spanning generations from the Deep South during Reconstruction to New York City in the 1960s, these insightful stories depict African American families in their everyday normalcy. From Ivy League schools to the streets of Harlem, Dancers on the Shore showcases the power in families and the collective strength they drew from during one of the most politically charged generations in history.<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-mwapnrho\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-775b8ca2 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dancers-on-the-shore-william-melvin-kelley\/14560621?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899354&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">ORDER BOOK<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-wkionttm\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-xapv4g90 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center alignleft\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/a-drop-of-patience-william-melvin-kelley\/13977148?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899316&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book3.jpg ,https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book3.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book3.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book3.jpg\" alt=\"A drop of Patience by Dancers on the Shore by William Melvin Kelley\" class=\"uag-image-660\" width=\"337\" height=\"520\" title=\"A drop of Patience by Dancers on the Shore by William Melvin Kelley\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-p9tevxkq uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h5 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/a-drop-of-patience-william-melvin-kelley\/13977148?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899316&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\">A Drop of Patience<\/a><br><br><strong><em>One of the great jazz novels of any era, A Drop of Patience tells the story of a blind horn player\u2019s journey through the themes of race, blindness, and music.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">At the age of five, Ludlow Washington is given up by his parents to a brutal white-run state institution for blind African American children, where everyone is taught music\u2014the only trade by which they are expected to make a living. Ludlow is a prodigy on the horn and at fifteen is \u201cpurchased\u201d out of the Home by a bandleader in the fictive Southern town of New Marsails.<br><br>By eighteen, he is married with a baby daughter, but as his reputation spreads, he seeks to grow musically, leaving his budding family for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in New York City. Navigating the worlds of music (and race and women), Ludlow\u2019s career follows a familiar Icharas-type arc towards collapse. A nervous breakdown, recovery, and the long-delayed gift of public recognition fall before him, only for Ludlow to eventually retreat from the spotlight and return to his roots, finding solace in the Black church. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br><br>A Drop of Patience is a brilliant portrayal of a jazz musician and Black Americans relationship to the overarching American culture. It stands apart as an exemplary parable of African American history, of racial politics, and of musical creative genius.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-5i0s6h2r\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-ae13be94 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/a-drop-of-patience-william-melvin-kelley\/13977148?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899316&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">ORDER BOOK<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ad0c8e0d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8277b7cf\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-f30ba6f9 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center alignleft\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dem-william-melvin-kelley\/13977155?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899330&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book4.jpg ,https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book4.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book4.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book4.jpg\" alt=\"dem by William Melvin Kelley\" class=\"uag-image-661\" width=\"337\" height=\"520\" title=\"dem by William Melvin Kelley\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-9e6e632c uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h5 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dem-william-melvin-kelley\/13977155?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899330&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\">dem<\/a><br><br><strong>A searing, provocative satire by one of the most important African-American novelists of the twentieth century that illustrates America\u2019s unique brand of racism that is interwoven with the legacy of slavery and the psyche of white America.<\/strong><\/h5><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">Mitchell Pierce is a well-off New York ad executive whose marriage is falling apart. He no longer feels any passion for his pregnant wife, Tam, and even feels estranged from his toddler son, Jake. Mitchell is trapped in an unrewarding and loveless life, and though domestic violence isn\u2019t in his character, it is never very far away, either.<br><br>Mitchell\u2019s life will inexplicably change one day however, when a young man appears at his apartment door to pick up the family\u2019s Black maid Opal, for a date. Cooley, the young man, is no stranger to the household. The twins that Tam is carrying are a result of superfecundation\u2014the fertilization of two separate ova by two separate males. So when one child is born Black and the other white, Mitchell goes on a quest to search for Cooley and make him take responsibility for his baby.<br><br>In the tradition of Brer Rabbit trickster tales, <em>dem<\/em> enacts a modern-day fable of turning the tables on the white oppressor, forcing them to acknowledge their casual brutality. By inverting the history of miscegenation and subjugation of African Americans, Kelley forces people of all racial backgrounds to take note of the cycle and how to recognize its hypocrisy in real life.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-f7f635a8\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-fd061f5e wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dem-william-melvin-kelley\/13977155?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899330&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">ORDER BOOK<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-756dac1a\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-980d177f wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center alignleft\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dunfords-travels-everywheres-william-melvin-kelley\/14560625?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899378&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book5.jpg ,https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book5.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book5.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/book5.jpg\" alt=\"Dunford Travels Everywheres by William Melvin Kelley\" class=\"uag-image-662\" width=\"337\" height=\"520\" title=\"Dunford Travels Everywheres by William Melvin Kelley\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-0f8915bd uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h5 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dunfords-travels-everywheres-william-melvin-kelley\/14560625?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899378&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\">Dunfords Travels Everywheres<\/a><br><br><strong>WINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD \u2022 William Melvin Kelley\u2019s final work, a Joycean, Rabelaisian romp in which he reintroduces some of his most memorable characters in a novel of three intertwining stories.<br><br>\u201c[A] lost giant of American Literature.\u201d \u2014<em>The New Yorker<\/em><\/strong><\/h5><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">Beginning on an August Sunday in one of Europe\u2019s strangest cities, <em>Dunfords Travels Everywheres<\/em> but always returns back to the same point\u2014the \u201cBegending\u201d\u2014where Mr. Charcarl\u2019s dream becomes Chig Dunford\u2019s reality (the \u201cIvy League Negro\u201d in the world outside the Ivory Tower).<br><br><strong>\u201cAmong the most innovative and exciting novelists in the history of international literature<\/strong>, the opportunity to honor William Melvin Kelley with the American Book Award is a great privilege. Before Columbus Foundation is elated to welcome his work back into print, thanks to Anchor Books. It is a unique thrill to see <em>Dunfords Travels Everywheres<\/em> now illustrated in it\u2019s new edition by Aiki Kelley, whom we also honor with this year\u2019s Award. <strong>The majesty of William Melvin Kelley\u2019s vital contribution to international letters remains urgent and evermore medicinal in its cosmic scope and unifying embrace.<\/strong> The total arc and panorama of human experience, embodied in the mythologies we share from antiquity to the present are fully illuminated in William Melvin Kelley\u2019s artistry. An absolute virtuoso of the language, with <em>Dunfords Travels Everywheres<\/em>, William Melvin Kelley ignites the spiritual imagination, reviving and resuscitating images of our journey with wit and grace. His masterwork is truly a wonder to behold. Vivid, charismatic, mercurial, musical, <strong><em>Dunfords Travels Everywheres<\/em> stands as one of the great contributions to the art of the novel.<\/strong> Laughing to keep from crying, living life not dying, this new illustrated edition sings a joyous, uplifitng song.\u201d <strong>\u2014<\/strong>Justin Desmangles, citation from the American Book Award<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-3cff54f4\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-391f69af wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dunfords-travels-everywheres-william-melvin-kelley\/14560625?aid=104918&amp;ean=9781984899378&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">ORDER BOOK<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-2e3d12a6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-d5131337 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center alignleft\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dis-integration-2-novelas-3-stories-a-little-play-william-melvin-kelley\/21071663?aid=104918&amp;ean=9780593469934&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b6.jpg ,https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b6.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b6.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jesikelley.com\/WMKsandbox\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/b6.jpg\" alt=\"Dis\/\/integration by William Melvin Kelley\" class=\"uag-image-663\" width=\"337\" height=\"520\" title=\"Dis\/\/integration by William Melvin Kelley\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-9cd8d237 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h5 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/dis-integration-2-novelas-3-stories-a-little-play-william-melvin-kelley\/21071663?aid=104918&amp;ean=9780593469934&amp;listref=books-by-william-melvin-kelley&amp;\">Dis\/\/Integration: 2 Novelas &amp; 3 Stories &amp; a Little Play<\/a><br><br><strong>An odyssey through time in which past and future combine and re-combine to give the arc of a full life, by the \u201cbrilliant\u201d (<em>The New Yorker<\/em>) author of <em>A Different Drummer<\/em>.<br><br>\u201cThere\u2019s cleverness and craft in abundance here. Also, wisdom and even warmth.\u201d \u2014<em>Kirkus Reviews (starred)<\/em><\/strong><\/h5><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\">The linked \u201c2 novelas, 3 stories, and a little play\u201d that make up DIS\/\/INTEGRATION follow the life journeys of Charles \u201cChig\u201d Dunford from his Nanny Eva sermonizing from her front porch, when he is only seventeen, to his peripatetic studies in Reupeo (an anagram of Europe) as a college student, to his unsettled bachelorhood as an English professor at a small Vermont college, where he continues to struggle to finish his life-long study of the Reupeonese author Dupukshamin and find true love.<br><br>Along the way, as Chig\u2019s sentimental education unfolds, we meet an array of memorable characters:&nbsp; John Hoenir, the Hemingway-esque expatriate novelist who takes Chig under his wing; the mysterious Wendy Whitman, who breaks Chig\u2019s heart; Merry, his troubled teen-age niece who Chig, in middle-age, agrees to look after; Raymond 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