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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100385411723

ISBN-139780385411721

eBay Product ID (ePID)881322

Product Key Features

Book TitleFamily

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

TopicSagas, General, African American / Historical, Historical

GenreFiction

AuthorJ. California Cooper

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6.9 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-036996

Dewey Edition20

Reviews"With power and grace, Cooper weaves the dialect, styles and myths of the South into a portrait of the hell that was slavery.... Masterful." -Publishers Weekly, "With power and grace, Cooper weaves the dialect, styles and myths of the South into a portrait of the hell that was slavery.... Masterful." - Publishers Weekly, "Many novels have been written about slavery, but this one is original, stirring, vividly personal and painfully intense." -- Los Angeles Times "The sort of book that ought to be read out loud. Both eerie and saddening, [and] filled with tragedies, it is also about survival. In its strong rhythms and colloquial expression, this book is a living woman's monologue." -- The New York Times Book Review "What most distinguishes Family . . . is the persistant affirmation of the power of the human spirit to do battle with evil--and to win, even if only for a while." -- Chicago Tribune "What a voice. . . . Cooper celebrates family, freedom, perseverance, life, and . . . powerful voices finally heard." -- The Atlanta Constitution "With power and grace, Cooper weaves the dialect, styles and myths of the South into a portrait of the hell that was slavery.... Masterful." -- Publishers Weekly, "With power and grace, Cooper weaves the dialect, styles and myths of the South into a portrait of the hell that was slavery.... Masterful." Publishers Weekly

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SynopsisIn this wise, beguiling, and beautiful novel set in the era of the Civil War, award-winning playwright and author J. California Cooperpaints a haunting portrait of a woman named Always and four generations of her African-American family., In this wise, beguiling, and beautiful novel set in the era of the Civil War, award-winning playwright and author J. California Cooper paints a haunting portrait of a woman named Always and four generations of her African-American family.