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William Melvin Kelley (November 1, 1937 – February 1, 2017) was an African-American novelist and short-story writer. He is perhaps best known for his debut novel, A Different Drummer, published in 1962. He was also a university professor and creative writing instructor.
Jan 22, 2018 · The Lost Giant of American Literature. A major black novelist made a remarkable début. How did he disappear? By Kathryn Schulz. January 22, 2018. William Melvin Kelley wrote about white...
Feb 8, 2017 · William Melvin Kelley, who brought a fresh, experimental voice to black fiction in novels and stories that used recurring characters to explore race relations and racial identity in the United...
Nov 20, 2020 · Dancers on the Shore is the first and only short story collection by William Melvin Kelley, author of A Different Drummer, and the source from which he drew inspiration for his subsequent novels.
William Melvin Kelley was a prominent African-American novelist and short-story writer. He was educated at the Fieldston School in New York and later attended Harvard University (class of 1960), where he won the Dana Reed Prize for creative writing.
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William Melvin Kelley. Set in a mythical backwater Southern town, A Different Drummer is the extraordinary story of Tucker Caliban, a quiet, determined descendant of an African chief who for no apparent reason destroys his farm and heads for parts unknown--setting off a mass exodus of the state's entire Black population.
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Aug 15, 2013 · William Melvin Kelley is a renowned African American author known for his experimental style and exploration of African American cultural identity.
