{"product_id":"tattoo-for-a-slave-paperback","title":"Tattoo for a Slave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHortense Calisher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \"tattoo\" is a bugle call, a summoning that lingers in the ear. Although Hortense Calisher's family eventually migrated north to New York City, the echoes of their days as a slave-owning Jewish family in the South still resonate with this acclaimed author, who uncovers a part of history never before so strongly and tenderly revealed. \u003cbr\u003eCalisher traces her family's years in the South and their transformative move up north, beautifully evoking the mood and texture of the early twentieth century. Her Virginia-born father, a perfume manufacturer, was twenty-two years older than her German-born mother. Marked by longer-than-normal gaps between the generations and conflicts between the mercantile and the scholarly, the \"American\" and the émigré, her family is characterized by Calisher as \"volcanic to meditative to fruitfully dull, and bound to produce someone interested in character, society, and time.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tattoo is a bugle call, a summoning that lingers in the ear. Although Hortense Calisher's family eventually migrated north to New York City, the echoes of their days as a slave-owning family in the South still resonate with this acclaimed author, who uncovers a part of history never before so strongly and tenderly revealed. \u003cbr\u003eCalisher traces her family's years in the South and their transformative move up north, beautifully evoking the mood and texture of the early twentieth century. Her family was an eccentric combination of traditions and tragedies. Her Virginia-born father, a perfume manufacturer, was twenty-two years older than her German-born mother. Marked by longer-than-normal gaps between the generations and conflicts between the mercantile and the scholarly, the \"American\" and the emigre, her family is characterized by Calisher as \"volcanic to meditative to fruitfully dull, and bound to produce someone interested in character, society, and time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffers more than enough reward as it lets family history illuminate . . . a national history.--\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA \"tattoo\" is a bugle call, a summoning that lingers in the ear. Although Hortense Calisher's family eventually migrated north to New York City, the echoes of their days as a slave-owning family in the South still resonate with this acclaimed author. Her Virginia-born father, a perfume manufacturer, was twenty-two years older than her German-born mother. Marked by longer-than-normal gaps between the generations and conflicts between the mercantile and the scholarly, the \"American\" and the emigre, her family is characterized by Calisher as \"volcanic to meditative to fruitfully dull, and bound to produce someone interested in character, society, and time.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHortense Calisher\u003c\/b\u003e is past president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and PEN. Three-time finalist for the National Book Award, she is the author of many distinguished novels and short stories. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHORTENSE CALISHER is past president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and PEN. Three-time finalist for the National Book Award, she is the author of many novels and short stories. She lives in New York City. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.38 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759294710048,"sku":"9780156032032","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c5888b5a36979ed0af8db8c5da5137f7.webp?v=1780148392","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tattoo-for-a-slave-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}