{"product_id":"hue-and-cry-stories-isbn-9780062909732","title":"Hue and Cry: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe classic debut collection from Pulitzer Prize winner James Alan McPherson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHue and Cry\u003c\/em\u003e is the remarkably mature and agile debut story collection from James Alan McPherson, one of America’s most venerated and most original writers. McPherson’s characters -- gritty, authentic, and pristinely rendered -- give voice to unheard struggles along the dividing lines of race and poverty in subtle, fluid prose that bears no trace of sentimentality, agenda, or apology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1968, this collection includes the Atlantic Prize-winning story “Gold Coast” (selected by John Updike for the collection \u003cem\u003eBest American Short Stories of the Century\u003c\/em\u003e). Now with a new preface by Edward P. Jones, \u003cem\u003eHue and Cry \u003c\/em\u003eintroduced America to McPherson’s unforgettable, enduring vision, and distinctive artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A writer of insight, sympathy, and humor and one of the most gifted young Americans I’ve had the privilege to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRalph Ellison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An astute realist who knows how to turn the conflicts between individual personalities and the surrounding culture into artful and highly serious comedies of manners.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889004966117,"sku":"NP9780062909732","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062909732.jpg?v=1730230285","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hue-and-cry-stories-isbn-9780062909732","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}