{"product_id":"the-homewood-trilogy-9781982148881","title":"The Homewood Trilogy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \"master of language\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) John Edgar Wideman, a reissue of the revered trilogy that launched his career--two novels and story collection all set in Wideman's own hometown.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamballah, Hiding Place\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSent for You Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e provide a stunning introduction to the uncompromising work of John Edgar Wideman, whose literary achievements have inspired \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to name him \"one of America's premier writers of fiction.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDamballah\u003c\/i\u003e's narratives examine the vexed history of Homewood, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhood whose origins are rooted in a time when slavery was still legal in the United States of America. The novels \u003ci\u003eHiding Place \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSent for You Yesterday \u003c\/i\u003epersonalize and interrogate that history's presence in the contemporary lives of Homewood people and all Americans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeeply concerned that designations such as \"economically oppressed\" or \"Black\" continue to dismiss and marginalize rather than embrace communities like the one in which he was raised, John Edgar Wideman--employing words on the page as his weapon--has dedicated himself to recording the weight, beauty, complexity, and justice that he believes Homewood's voices, stories, and lives have earned and deserve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1983, \u003ci\u003eThe Homewood Trilogy \u003c\/i\u003esignaled the arrival of a major voice in American literature. Forty years later, this edition of the Trilogy celebrates Wideman's ongoing contribution by offering these masterworks to a new generation of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982148881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.50w x 1.36d","brand":"John Edgar Wideman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132990947509,"sku":"9781982148881","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3395a4e5-adf9-46a6-aebb-a676717e525a.jpg?v=1695137310","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-homewood-trilogy-9781982148881","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}