{"product_id":"the-conjure-woman-charles-w-chesnutt-9781546552703","title":"The Conjure Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFull text.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of short stories is first Chesnutt's book and an important work of African American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe seven stories deal with the racial issues facing the South after the war, often through the comments of the character of Uncle Julius McAdoo. A freed slave, he tells the stories to John and Annie, a white couple from the North, who are visiting in their search for property, as they are thinking of moving south (because of Annie's health) and of buying an old plantation in \"Patesville\", North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncle Julius's stories are derived from African-American folk tales and include many supernatural occurrences built around hoodoo conjuring traditions. They are less idealistic and romanticized than John's understanding of Southern culture. They tell of black resistance to and revenge against white culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories' basis in folk traditions earned publication of the collection. Chesnutt had originally submitted a proposed collection that included only two or three conjure tales, but the editors felt that these were the best and most innovative part of the collection. They asked him to write more in order to have enough for a full book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles W. Chesnutt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1546552707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546552703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.34d","brand":"Charles W. Chesnutt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800412467455,"sku":"9781546552703","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-conjure-woman-charles-w-chesnutt-9781546552703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}