The Matter Is Life
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The Matter Is Life by J California Cooper
American Book Award-winner J. California Cooper spins insight and irony into modern-day parables about simple people who love too little and too late, and about those who toil and struggle against a difficult and often hostile environment. This fourth collection of Cooper's unforgettable stories is alternately charming, disturbing, poignant, and humorous.J. California Cooper is the author of five collections of short stories, including Homemade Love, which won the 1989 American Book Award, and Some Love, Some Pain, Someday. She is also the author of fifteen plays and has been recognized as Black Playwright of the Year (1978), the James Baldwin Writing Prize (1988), and the American Librarby Association's Literary Lion Award (1988). She is a resident of Gualala, California.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385411745 |
| ISBN 10 | 038541174X |
| Title | The Matter Is Life |
| Author | J California Cooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1992-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 227 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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