{"product_id":"this-childs-gonna-live-9781558613973","title":"This Child's Gonna Live","description":"\"Sarah Wright's triumph in this novel is a celebration of life over death. It is, in every respect, an impressive achievement.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 1969 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Often compared to the work of Zora Neale Hurston, the novel was unusual in its exploration of the black experience from a woman's perspective, anticipating fiction by writers like Toni Morrison and Alice Walker.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 2009 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1969 to broad critical acclaim, \u003ci\u003eThis Child's Gonna Live\u003c\/i\u003e is an unsurpassed testament to human endurance in the face of poverty, racism, and despair. Set in a fishing village on Maryland's Eastern Shore in the 1930s, this story has as its main character the unforgettable Mariah Upshur, a hard-working, sensual, resilient woman, full of hope, and determination despite living in a society that conspires to keep her down. In her mind, she carries on a conversation with Jesus, who, like Mariah herself, is passionate and compassionate, at times funny and resolutely resilient to fatalism. Often compared to Zora Neale Hurston for her lyrical and sure-handed use of local dialect, Wright, like Hurston, powerfully depicts the predicament of poor African American women, who confront the multiple oppressions of class, race, and gender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558613973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 1.00d","brand":"Sarah E. Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848913350837,"sku":"9781558613973","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_699866ec-5731-42ff-b9d2-2d19e724ca28.jpg?v=1732634245","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-childs-gonna-live-9781558613973","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}