num_pages: 208
description: This collection of interrelated stories spans the history of Homewood, a Pittsburgh community founded by a runaway slave. With stunning lyricism, Wideman sings of "dead children in garbage cans, of gospel and basketball, of lost gods and dead fathers" (John Leonard). It is a celebration of people who, in the face of crisis, uphold one another--with grace, courage, and dignity.
language: English
title: DAMBALLAH
titlecomplete: DAMBALLAH
genres: Literary Fiction, African American, Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Fiction
ratings_count: 214
publisher: Mariner Books