Description
Featuring five incredible short stories exploring love and how its presence or absence impacts family relations, friendships and romantic relationships, Some Soul to Keep draws a vivid picture of Black characters that leap off the page with their spirit and voice in the literary folk tradition associated most often with Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. With her warm narration and understanding of the human condition, J. California Cooper brings stories of Black family life in rural and small town America that are deeply moving and unforgettable.
Author: J. California Cooper
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 06/11/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.42w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9781250857606
ISBN10: 1250857600
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | African American & Black | Women
Author: J. California Cooper
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 06/11/2024
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.42w x 0.69d
ISBN13: 9781250857606
ISBN10: 1250857600
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Short Stories (single author)
- Fiction | African American & Black | Women
About the Author
J. California Cooper (1931-2014) is the author of two novels, six collections of stories, and seventeen plays. She was honored as the Black Playwright of the Year in 1978 for her play Strangers, and her book Homemade Love was the winner of the American Book Award in 1986. She also received the James Baldwin Writing Award and the Literary Lion Award from the American Library Association.

