{"product_id":"the-record-that-woke-9798256076344","title":"The Record That Woke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Record That Woke\u003c\/strong\u003e is a rare literary achievement - a work conceived in the margins of American life and written during a period of profound homelessness and indigency, yet shaped with the precision, emotional intelligence, and moral clarity of a writer determined to bear witness. This expanded paperback edition presents the full creative architecture of the project: the \u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer-caliber novel\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003etheatrical stage play\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003ecinematic screenplay adaptation\u003c\/strong\u003e, collected together for the first time in a single volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its center is a story that refuses silence. Moving between the intimate and the systemic, the personal and the political, \u003cem\u003eThe Record That Woke\u003c\/em\u003e traces the lived realities of Black Pittsburgh across decades of disinvestment, erasure, and unkept civic promises. It is a narrative built from the ground level - from shelters, libraries, sidewalks, and the fragile spaces where survival becomes its own form of authorship. The novel's voice is unflinching yet deeply humane, illuminating the quiet devastations and unexpected solidarities that shape a community fighting to be seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe accompanying \u003cstrong\u003estage play\u003c\/strong\u003e distills the story's emotional core into a stark, urgent theatrical experience, while the \u003cstrong\u003escreenplay\u003c\/strong\u003e expands the narrative into a sweeping cinematic arc, revealing the full dramatic and political dimensions of the work. Together, these three forms create a triptych of storytelling that is both structurally ambitious and historically resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten under circumstances that would have silenced most, \u003cem\u003eThe Record That Woke\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a testament to artistic endurance - a document of what it means to create while displaced, to write while unseen, and to insist on narrative sovereignty when the world offers none. This edition is not merely a book; it is a record of survival, a cultural ledger, and a call to conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Koger and Koger Literary Works\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798256076344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Todd Koger,Elliott-Todd Parker Koger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934143672501,"sku":"9798256076344","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-record-that-woke-9798256076344","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}