{"product_id":"the-conjure-woman-charles-w-chestnutt-9781513269177","title":"The Conjure Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Conjure Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (1899) is a collection of stories by African American author, lawyer, and political activist Charles Chesnutt. \"The Goophered Grapevine,\" the collection's opening story, was originally published in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e in 1887, making Chesnutt the first African American to have a story published in the magazine. \u003ci\u003eThe Conjure Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is now considered a masterpiece of African American fiction for its use of folklore and exploration of racist stereotypes of Black Americans, especially those living in the South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Goophered Grapevine,\" an old ex-slave named Julius McAdoo--a coachman hired by a white Northerner named John--warns his employer about the land he has decided to purchase. He tells him the story of the vineyard's previous owner, who hired a woman named Aunt Peggy to put a curse on his famous scuppernong grapes in order to stop his slaves from eating them. Each story in \u003ci\u003eThe Conjure Woman\u003c\/i\u003e follows a similar formula, beginning with a narrative situation involving John and his wife, Annie, before leading to a story from Uncle Julius. \"Po' Sandy,\" one of Chesnutt's most acclaimed tales--and a loose adaptation of Ovid's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e--opens with John deciding to build a new kitchen for his wife. Uncle Julius drives him to the saw mill, where, while watching the saw cut through a log, he is reminded of the story of Sandy, a local man who was turned into a tree by a conjurer in order to escape slavery. \u003ci\u003eThe Conjure Woman\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful collection of folk takes and stories exploring themes of race, identity, and class in the nineteenth century South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles W. Chestnutt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1513269178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513269177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Charles W. Chestnutt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995954938111,"sku":"9781513269177","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d13d20a-43d9-4acd-9727-95e4f2d73b2b.jpg?v=1683338849","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-conjure-woman-charles-w-chestnutt-9781513269177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}