ISBN: 9780595684267 - uncle otto (14 resultados)

Condición: Very Good. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! May have signs of use, wear and minor cosmetic defects.

hardcover. Condición: Good.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated "Hope, my good friend, best wishes and enjoy" by the author on the title page. No stated edition or numberline (1st edition). Dust jacket is fine. Book has faint bruising to the base of the spine. A debut novel about a family's struggles at the turn of the century to escape the raw racism of the rural south by the author of "Wayfarers". Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to the first owner on the title page, hardcover and dust jacket in excellent, next-to-pristine condition (slightest handling). The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 261 pages. [1.3 lbs]. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.…

Condición: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good(+). Octavo in dark brown DJ, 261 pages; 23 cm. Inscribed and signed by author (first name only). In weaving fiction and family history alongside historical events, Winfred Cook offers a brilliant literary debut in Uncle Otto. The novel is complex in plot and character development, displaying one of the most sophisticated analyses of black migration from southern rural settings to those of the urban north during the early 20th century in the United States. The joy, struggle, and tragedy that pervades Uncle Otto is the best that contemporary novelists have to offer. African American families -- Arkansas -- Fiction. Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, faint soiling to front board and rear spine edge, light soiling to front free endpaper, ISBN sticker to rear board, bright pages, binding is tight, extremely gentle rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, exceedingly mild rubbing to DJ corners, faint soiling to DJ, else Very Good(+) to Near Fine(-) in Near Fine(-) DJ. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated).…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Long before moving away from The Bottom, the poor black district of Beaumont, Arkansas, David and Mary Green yearn to escape the rural south and find a better life. The family steals away in the night, seeking a new beginning in St. Louis, Missouri. Even though St. Louis is more than they hoped for, their son, Otto, succumbs to the draw of the streets; he's lured into the dangerous world of bootlegging alcohol at the height of Prohibition.This fictional story of a large African American family from Arkansas and their move to a new life in St. Louis documents the history of black migration to the north in the 1920s and '30s. Cook vividly captures the tone of the times in this story filled with details of the family's lives-from births, marriages, separations, and deaths, to their compelling experiences with racism and Jim Crow laws, criminal activity, and, eventually, redemption.Written in memoir form, Uncle Otto is a nostalgic tribute to Winfred Cook's disabled uncle. …

Gebunden. Condición: New. KlappentextrnrnLong before moving away from The Bottom, the poor black district of Beaumont, Arkansas, David and Mary Green yearn to escape the rural south and find a better life. The family steals away in the night, seeking a new beginning in S.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 278 8:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Blue Cloth w/Jacket on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

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Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 278.

Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 278.