Some People, Some Other Place

by J. California Cooper

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For generations Eula Too’s family has been making a journey North, year after year, step by painful step; and she’s determined to be the one to make it all the way to Chicago. In and out of school, taking care of her fourteen brothers and sisters, she can see no way out. But when a new family burden threatens to overwhelm her, she at last leaves for the city, only to find that her life gets even tougher. Ranging from the Deep South at the turn of the century, to a diverse contemporary show more town filled with people striving for a better life, Some People, Some Other Place is J. California Cooper at her irresistible, surprising best. show less

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J. California Cooper should be in the catagory of classic literature. I was entertained along with given a bit to think about. She wrote about love, strength, courage and a whole list of qualities that most authors don't address. I liked how she would introduce the character in the present and then go back in time showing you why that person is the way he or she is. The descriptions and plots with various neighbors made the book move and made me eager to know how things were going to turn out. Cooper also provides insightful commentary on the human condition within the socio-political context of a Depression-era America. I thought the way the story was told from the unborn child was very clever. The signature author's characters' names show more and how they came to be is always as engaging as the story itself like "Eula Too" "Earle Mae" and "Lamont Heavy". If you are a J. California Cooper fan, you have to add this to your collection. show less
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J. California Cooper was born in Berkeley, California in 1932. She was an award-winning playwright, novelist, and short story writer. She wrote 17 plays and received a 1978 Black Playwright Award for Strangers. She wrote several short story collections including A Piece of Mine, Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns, and The Future Has a Past. Homemade show more Love received the 1989 American Book Award and Funny Valentine was made into a 1999 TV movie. Her novels included Family, The Wake of the Wind, Life Is Short but Wide, and Some People, Some Other Place. She received the James Baldwin Award and the Literary Lion Award from the American Library Association in 1988. She died on September 20, 2014 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) J. California Cooper is the author of five collections of short stories, including Homemade Love, winner of the 1989 American Book Award, and the novels The Wake of the Wind, Family, and In Search of Satisfaction. She lives in northern California. (Publisher Provided) show less

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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
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PS3553 .O5874 .S555Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-
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