{"product_id":"the-literature-of-california-volume-1-native-american-beginnings-to-1945-9780520222120","title":"The Literature of California, Volume 1: Native American Beginnings to 1945","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Literature of California\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark publication-unmatched by any existing collection and distinguished by its breadth, variety of sources, and historical sweep. The editors have been refreshingly inclusive and imaginative in their selection: some of the writers are internationally known, others are anthologized here for the first time. The richness of material, ranging from Native American origin myths to Hollywood novels dissecting the American Dream; from the familiar voices of John Steinbeck, Jack London, and William Saroyan to the less-well-known narratives of Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton, Josephine Miles, and Jade Snow Wong-all of it captures the spirit and scope of the state itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first volume of the comprehensive two-volume anthology is divided into four parts. The first includes stories, legends, and songs of the indigenous tribes. The second section comprises letters, diaries, reports, and travel narratives that trace a century of exploration, discovery, and conquest. Part III includes Mother Lode tales by Mark Twain and Bret Harte, the first signs of California poetry, the rise of narrative by California women, the nature writing of John Muir and Mary Austin, and some of the earliest prose from writers of Asian background, as well as the maturing fiction of Jack London and Frank Norris. Part IV traces the period between the World Wars, when California literature came fully into its own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lively introduction contextualizes each section, and concise biographical material is included for each writer. Volume Two, to be published in 2007, concentrates on the second half of the twentieth-century, during which California became one of the most active literary regions in the world. A colossal contribution to the culture of the state, \u003ci\u003eThe Literature of California\u003c\/i\u003e broadens our sense of this region's richness, both past and present, offering new ways of perceiving history, community, and oneself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10479616\"\u003eJack Hicks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 5.97w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520222120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520222121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO002000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e teaches California literature and directs the Graduate Creative Program at the University of California, Davis. \u003cb\u003eJames D. Houston\u003c\/b\u003e's seven books of fiction\/nonfiction include \u003ci\u003eContinental Drift \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 1996) and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), which won the American Book Award. \u003cb\u003eMaxine Hong Kingston\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), \u003ci\u003eChina Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1980), and \u003ci\u003eTripmaster Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e (1989). An early draft of her fourth novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Book of Peace, \u003c\/i\u003e was destroyed in a fire; the restored version will be published in 2000-2001. \u003cb\u003eAl Young\u003c\/b\u003e's twenty books include African American literary anthologies, memoirs, collections of poetry, and the novels \u003ci\u003eSitting Pretty \u003c\/i\u003e (1976) and \u003ci\u003eWho Is Angelina?\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1996).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42646797844717,"sku":"9780520222120","price":58.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f0df1e92-06f6-45d5-afcb-2a782d75c2cd.jpg?v=1649172010","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-literature-of-california-volume-1-native-american-beginnings-to-1945-9780520222120","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}