Charles W. Chesnutt

Charles W. Chesnutt (1858-1932) was an innovative and influential African American writer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His novels published during his lifetime include The House Behind the Cedars, The Marrow of Tradition, and The Colonel’s Dream. His work also includesthe posthumously published novels Paul Marchand, F. M. C., A Business Career, and Evelyn’s Husband,all published by University Press of Mississippi.

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Evelyn's Husband

University Press of Mississippi

A never-before-published novel of white characters struggling to understand the true nature of manhood

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A Business Career

University Press of Mississippi

A renowned African American author’s first novel with an entire cast of white characters

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Paul Marchand, F. M. C.

University Press of Mississippi

Never before published, a 1920s novel that disputes prevailing attitudes on racial character and identity

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Evelyn's Husband

University Press of Mississippi

A never-before published novel of white characters struggling to understand the true nature of manhood

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