Family Paperback - 1991
by J. California Cooper
Much has been written about the institution of slavery. But with "Family", Cooper has taken the slave narrative and recreated it as an epic, yet collo quial, poem. "Mesmerizing . . . Cooper weaves four wry, humorous, tragic tales that envelop and transcend time, offering hope and renewal at the same time they chronicle desolation and death".--"San Francisco Chronicle".
First line
HISTORY. LIVED, NOT WRITTEN, is such a thing not to understand always, but to marvel over.
From the jacket flap
In this wise, beguiling, beautiful novel set in the era of the Civil War, an award-winning playwright and author paints a haunting portrait of a woman named Always, born a slave, and four generations of her African-American family.
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- Title Family
- Author J. California Cooper
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Anchor Books
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Anchor Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date December 1, 1991
- ISBN 9780385411721 / 0385411723
- Weight 0.41 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 8.1 x 5.26 x 0.52 in (20.57 x 13.36 x 1.32 cm)
- Reading level 770
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Historical fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 90036996
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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