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Lost in the City

By Jones, Edward P.

Lost in the City Social Sciences

Lost in the City

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The nation's capital that serves as the setting for the stories in Edward P. Jones's prizewinning collection, Lost in the City, lies far from the city of historic monuments and national politicians. Jones takes the reader beyond that world into the lives of African American men and women who work against the constant threat of loss to maintain a sense of hope. From "The Girl Who Raised Pigeons" to the well-to-do career woman awakened in the night by a phone call that will take her on a journey back to the past, the characters in these stories forge bonds of community as they struggle against the limits of their city to stave off the loss of family, friends, memories, and, ultimately, themselves. Critically acclaimed upon publication, Lost in the City introduced Jones as an undeniable talent, a writer whose unaffected style is not only evocative and forceful but also filled with insight and poignancy.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2004-11-30
Publication Date:
2014-11-14
Publisher:
Amistad
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
006079528X
ISBN13:
9780060795283
Weight:
366 g
Height:
133 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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