SOURCE: “A World Made Cunningly: A Closer Look at Ann Petry's Short Fiction,” in CLA Journal, Vol. 30, September, 1986, pp. 14–30.
In the following essay, Washington analyzes the style, structure, and characterization in the stories in Miss Muriel and Other Stories and urges more critical attention to Petry's works.
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