Some Soul to Keep
Some Soul to Keep by J. California Cooper, published by Macmillan in 1987, is a collection of short stories that captures the essence of black family life in rural and small-town America. This first edition, comprising 211 pages, showcases Cooper’s transparent clarity and high-spirited energy, drawing readers into the vibrant narratives of her characters as they navigate love, marriage, and the complexities of fate.
In this work, readers will find stories that reflect the simple yet profound experiences of everyday people, emphasizing themes of family and the human spirit. Cooper’s storytelling resonates with the folk traditions of celebrated writers like Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, making Some Soul to Keep a significant contribution to literary fiction. The collection invites exploration of the triumphs and challenges faced by its characters, offering a heartfelt glimpse into their lives.
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Exuberant and heart-warming, J. California Cooper is the embodiment of the simple folk tradition in black writing associated most often with Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. The author of seventeen plays and two novels, it is her stories of black family life in rural and small town America that have achieved the most acclaim and the broadest audience. SOME SOUL TO KEEP is amongst the finest and most enduring of her work.
Cooper writes with a transparent clarity and such high-spirited energy that her characters leap off the page, bursting with the stories they’ve got to tell–stories of simple people, stories of families and fate, of love and marriage, of death and the triumph of the human spirit. Cooper is that most rare and wondrous thing: a true storyteller whose tales trace the energies of life itself.
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