{"product_id":"a-piece-of-mine-stories-paperback","title":"A Piece of Mine: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. California Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary debut short story collection from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFamily \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLife is Short But Wide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In its strong folk flavor, Cooper's work reminds us of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston ... It is a delight to read.\" --Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The label 'short' story is a woefully inadequate description of these intensely, explicitly moral tales. 'Parable' is more appropriate. Cooper's stories are rich in wisdom and insight.\" --\u003ci\u003eBelles Lettres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in print after more than five years, this is the extraordinary first short story collection by the author of \"Family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. California Cooper is the author of four novels and six collections of stories. She was honored as Black Playwright of the Year, and her work received the American Book Award, the James Baldwin Writing Award, and the Literary Lion Award from the American Library Association. She died in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 7.99 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762135236896,"sku":"9780385420877","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/81ca2500512e7b5391030f0dfc0c1955.webp?v=1780218225","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-piece-of-mine-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}