Comprising short fiction from the early 1970s to the twenty-first
century--most of which has never been published--Tales of the Out & the
Gone reflects the astounding evolution of America's most provocative
literary anti-hero.
The first section of the book, "War Stories," offers six stories
enmeshed in the vola-tile politics of the 1970s and 1980s. The second
section, "Tales of the Out & the Gone," reveals Amiri Baraka's
increasing literary adventurousness, combining an unpredictable language
play with a passion for abstraction and psychological exploration.
Throughout, Baraka's unique and constantly changing literary style will
educate readers on the evolution of one of America's most accomplished
literary masters of the past four decades.