A Piece of Mine: Stories - Softcover

Cooper, J. California

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385420870 ISBN 13: 9780385420877

Publisher: Anchor Books, 1991

Synopsis

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

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Review

"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

"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

"J. California Cooper is indeed an extraordinary writer...She has the rare quality of a natural storyteller, and her work must carry the highest recommendation. Definitely a book that's worth reading."
--African Concord (Zimbabwe)

About the Author

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0385420870
• ISBN 13: 9780385420877
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144