<p align="left"><i>Hue and Cry</i> is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from James Alan McPherson, one of America's most venerated, most original writers. McPherson's characters -- gritty, jazzy, authentic, and pristinely rendered -- give voice to unheard struggles along the dividing lines of race and poverty in subtle, fluid prose that bears no trace of sentimentality, agenda, or apology.</p><p align="left">First published in 1968, this collection includes the Atlantic Prize-winning story "Gold Coast" (selected by John Updike for the collection <i>Best American Short Stories of the Century</i>) and introduced America to McPherson's unforgettable, enduring vision and distinctive artistry.</p>