A Piece of Mine: Stories

Jacket Description/Flap: Back in print after more than five years, this is the extraordinary first short story collection by the author of "Family. Review Quotes: " In its strong folk flavor, Cooper's work reminds us of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston... It is a delight to read." --Alice Walker " The label 'short' story is a woefully inadequate description of these intensely, explicitly moral tales. 'Parable' is more appropriate. Cooper's stories are rich in wisdom and insight." "--Belles Lettres" " J. California Cooper is indeed an extraordinary writer... She has the rare quality of a natural storyteller, and her work must carry the highest recommendation. Definitely a book that's worth reading." "--African Concord" (Zimbabwe) Review Quotes: "In its strong folk flavor, Cooper's work reminds us of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston... It is a delight to read."--Alice Walker "The label 'short' story is a woefully inadequate description of these intensely, explicitly moral tales. 'Parable' is more appropriate. Cooper's stories are rich in wisdom and insight.""--Belles Lettres" "J. California Cooper is indeed an extraordinary writer... She has the rare quality of a natural storyteller, and her work must carry the highest recommendation. Definitely a book that's worth reading.""--African Concord" (Zimbabwe) Marc Notes: Originally published: Navarro, Calif.: Wild Trees Press, 1984. Publisher Marketing: Back in print after more than five years, this is the extraordinary first short story collection by the author of "Family."Publisher Marketing: Back in print after more than five years, this is the extraordinary first short story collection by the author of "Family,"

Contributor Bio:  Cooper, J California J. California Cooper is the author of novels, six collections of stories, and seventeen plays. Her book "Homemade Love" was the winner of the American Book Award in 1989, and she has been honored as the Black Playwright of the Year. She has also received the James Baldwin Writing Award and the Literary Lion Award from the American Library Association. She lived in California until her death in 2014.