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Life Is Short But Wide by Cooper, J. California Hardcover
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- Color
- Multicolor
- ISBN
- 9780385511346
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385511345
ISBN-13
9780385511346
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69840840
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life Is Short but Wide
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sagas, Family Life, African American / General, Historical, African American / Christian
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-032021
Reviews
Praise for J. California Cooper "Cooper's...style is deceptively simple and direct." -Alice Walker "My fifth-grade teacher...one day said, 'Instead of calling and asking me for advice, try reading J. California Cooper.'" -Halle Berry "[J. California Cooper] is my favorite storyteller. What a song she sings." -Nikki Giovanni, Accolades for J. California Cooper "Cooper's work reminds us of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston…It is a delight to read." Alice Walker "[J. California Cooper] is my favorite storyteller. What a song she sings." Nikki Giovanni "My fifth-grade teacher...one day said, 'Instead of calling and asking me for advice, try reading J. California Cooper.'" Halle Berry "A genius storyteller." Boston Globe "Exuberant…Cooper's stories reveal a meticulous attention to the nuances of African-American life." San Francisco Chronicle "It is as if [Cooper] is patting the seat next to us, enticing to come sit and listen." -Ms.magazine "What a voice…Cooper celebrates family, freedom, perseverance, life, and…powerful voices finally heard." Atlanta Constitution "Gutsy and familiar… [Cooper's] power comes from sticking to her instinct, which is to tell a story, plain and simple." Washington Post "Cooper's characters are the folk heroes of black culture." -Essence, Accolades for J. California Cooper "Cooper's work reminds us of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston…It is a delight to read." Alice Walker "[J. California Cooper] is my favorite storyteller. What a song she sings." Nikki Giovanni "My fifth-grade teacher...one day said, 'Instead of calling and asking me for advice, try reading J. California Cooper.'" Halle Berry "A genius storyteller." Boston Globe "Exuberant…Cooper's stories reveal a meticulous attention to the nuances of African-American life." San Francisco Chronicle "It is as if [Cooper] is patting the seat next to us, enticing to come sit and listen." - Ms. magazine "What a voice…Cooper celebrates family, freedom, perseverance, life, and…powerful voices finally heard." Atlanta Constitution "Gutsy and familiar… [Cooper's] power comes from sticking to her instinct, which is to tell a story, plain and simple." Washington Post "Cooper's characters are the folk heroes of black culture." -Essence
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
FIC
Synopsis
Beloved writer J. California Cooper has won a legion of loyal fans and much critical acclaim for her powerful storytelling gifts. In language both spare and direct yet wondrously lyrical, LIFE IS SHORT BUT WIDE is an irresistible story of family that proves no matter who you are or what you do, you are never too old to chase your dreams. Like the small towns J. California Cooper has so vividly portrayed in her previous novels and story collections, Wideland, Oklahoma, is home to ordinary Americans struggling to raise families, eke out a living, and fulfill their dreams. In the early twentieth century, Irene and Val fall in love in Wideland. While carving out a home for themselves, they also allow neighbors Bertha and Joseph to build a house and live on their land. The next generation brings two girls for Irene and Val, and a daughter for Bertha and Joseph. As the families cope with the hardships that come with changing times and fortunes, and people are born and pass away, the characters learn the importance of living one's life boldly and squeezing out every possible moment of joy. Cooper brilliantly captures the cadences of the South and draws a picture of American life at once down-to-earth and heartwarming in this-as her wise narrator will tell you-"strange, sad, kind'a beautiful, life story." It is a story about love that leads to the ultimate realization that whoever you are, and whatever you do, life is short, but it is also wide., In language both spare and direct yet wondrously lyrical, "Life Is Short But Wide" is an irresistible story of family that proves one is never too old to chase dreams. Cooper's stories reveal a meticulous attention to the nuances of African-American life--"San Francisco Chronicle."
LC Classification Number
PS3553.O5874L54 2009
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