{"product_id":"cane-paperback","title":"Cane - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Toomer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eCane\u003c\/i\u003e] has been reverberating in me to an astonishing degree. I love it passionately; could not possibly exit without it.\" -- Alice Walker \u003cbr\u003e \"A breakthrough in prose and poetical writing .... This book should be on all readers' and writers' desks and in their minds.\" -- Maya Angelou \u003cbr\u003e Hailed by critics for its literary experimentation and vivid portrayal of African-American characters and culture, \u003ci\u003eCane\u003c\/i\u003e represents one of the earliest expressions of the Harlem Renaissance. Combining poetry, drama, and storytelling, it contrasts life in an African-American community in the rural South with that of the urban North. \u003cbr\u003e Author Jean Toomer (1894-1967) drew upon his experiences as a teacher in rural Georgia to create a variety of Southern psychological realism that ranks alongside the best works of William Faulkner. The book's three-part structure, ranging from South to North and back again, is united by its focus on the lives of African-American men and women in a world of bigotry, violence, passion, and tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native of Washington, D.C., Jean Toomer (1894-1967) took a four-month teaching job in Georgia in 1921. Here the poet, playwright, and novelist reconnected with his African-American roots to create his best-known work, \u003ci\u003eCane, \u003c\/i\u003e a book of prose poetry inspired by the people and landscapes of the Deep South.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227923300601,"sku":"9780486829258","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SThFUE05SEVDSFQ2UmxEdFZsTzlJUT09.webp?v=1768285782","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cane-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}