{"product_id":"the-sport-of-the-gods-paperback","title":"The Sport of the Gods - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Laurence Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMarcellus Blount\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant novel, Paul Laurence Dunbar presents a grim, ironic look at the urban black experience. The story of a displaced Southern family's struggle to survive and prosper in Harlem, \u003ci\u003eThe Sport of the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e was one of the first novels to depict the harsh realities of ghetto life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Laurence Dunbar\u003c\/b\u003e (1872--1906) overcame racism and poverty to become one of the best-known authors in America, and the first African American to earn a living from his poetry, fiction, drama, journalism, and lectures. This original collection includes the short novel The Sport of the Gods, Dunbar's essential essays and short stories, and his finest poems, such as \"Sympathy,\" all which explore crucial social, political, and humanistic issues at the dawn of the twentieth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley Fisher Fishkin\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English and the director of American studies at Stanford University. An award-winning author, she is past president of the American Studies Association. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of creative writing at the University of Oregon, and the author of South Street and The Chaneysville Incident, for which he received the 1982 PEN\/ Faulkner Award.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.9 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756020171040,"sku":"9780451531773","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bf785ad889be67f23a6d102ed0093869.webp?v=1780072792","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sport-of-the-gods-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}