{"product_id":"lost-in-the-city-20th-anniversary-edition-stories-paperback","title":"Lost in the City - 20th Anniversary Edition: Stories - 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\u003eEdward P. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Original and arresting.... Jones's] stories will touch chords of empathy and recognition in all readers.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"These 14 stories of African-American life...affirm humanity as only good literature can.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magnificent collection of short fiction focusing on the lives of African-American men and women in Washington, D.C., \u003cem\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/em\u003e is the book that first brought author Edward P. Jones to national attention. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and numerous other honors for his novel \u003cem\u003eThe Known World\u003c\/em\u003e, Jones made his literary debut with these powerful tales of ordinary people who live in the shadows in this metropolis of great monuments and rich history. \u003cem\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/em\u003e received the Pen\/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction and was a National Book Award Finalist. This beautiful 20th Anniversary Edition features a new introduction by the author, and is a wonderful companion piece to Jones's masterful novel and his second acclaimed collection of stories, \u003cem\u003eAll Aunt Hagar's Children\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nation's capital that serves as the setting for the stories in Edward P. Jones's prizewinning collection, \u003cem\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/em\u003e, lies far from the city of historic monuments and national politicians. Jones takes the reader beyond that world into the complicated lives of African American men, women, and even children, such as the girl set to begin elementary school in The First Day, who work against the constant threat of loss to maintain a sense of hope. From The Girl Who Raised Pigeons to the well-to-do career woman awakened in the night by a phone call that will take her on a journey back to the past, the characters in these stories forge bonds of community as they struggle against the limits of their city to stave off the loss of family, friends, memories, and, ultimately, themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritically acclaimed upon publication, \u003cem\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/em\u003e introduced Jones as an undeniable talent, a writer whose unaffected style is not only evocative and forceful but also filled with insight and poignancy.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nation's capital that serves as the setting for the stories in Edward P. Jones's prizewinning collection, \u003cem\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/em\u003e, lies far from the city of historic monuments and national politicians. Jones takes the reader beyond that world into the complicated lives of African American men, women, and even children, such as the girl set to begin elementary school in \"The First Day,\" who work against the constant threat of loss to maintain a sense of hope. From \"The Girl Who Raised Pigeons\" to the well-to-do career woman awakened in the night by a phone call that will take her on a journey back to the past, the characters in these stories forge bonds of community as they struggle against the limits of their city to stave off the loss of family, friends, memories, and, ultimately, themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritically acclaimed upon publication, \u003cem\u003eLost in the City\u003c\/em\u003e introduced Jones as an undeniable talent, a writer whose unaffected style is not only evocative and forceful but also filled with insight and poignancy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44835542794342,"sku":"9780062193216","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Vkk0MjI3RWhDN0lESTNvai9OMkF4QT09.webp?v=1772304814","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/lost-in-the-city-20th-anniversary-edition-stories-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}