A Piece of Mine: Stories

A Piece of Mine: Stories - Paperback

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A Piece of Mine: Stories - Paperback

A Piece of Mine: Stories - Paperback

by J. California Cooper
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Book Overview

by J. California Cooper (Author)

The extraordinary debut short story collection from the award-winning author of Family and Life is Short But Wide.

"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

"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." --Belles Lettres

Front Jacket

Back in print after more than five years, this is the extraordinary first short story collection by the author of "Family.

Author Biography

J. 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.

Number of Pages: 144
Dimensions: 0.34 x 7.99 x 5.22 IN
Publication Date: December 01, 1991
ISBN9780385420877
Author J. California Cooper
PublisherAnchor Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedDecember 1991
LanguageENG- English
Pages144
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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