{"product_id":"some-sing-some-cry-paperback","title":"Some Sing, Some Cry - 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\u003eNtozake Shange\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eIfa Bayeza\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning writer Ntozake Shange and real-life sister, award-winning playwright Ifa Bayeza achieve nothing less than a modern classic in this epic story of the Mayfield family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOpening dramatically at Sweet Tamarind, a rice and cotton plantation on an island off South Carolina's coast, we watch as recently emancipated Bette Mayfield says her goodbyes before fleeing for the mainland. With her granddaughter, Eudora, in tow, she heads to Charleston. There, they carve out lives for themselves as fortune-teller and seamstress. Dora will marry, the Mayfield line will grow, and we will follow them on an journey through the watershed events of America's troubled, vibrant history--from Reconstruction to both World Wars, from the Harlem Renaissance to Vietnam and the modern day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShange and Bayeza give us a monumental story of a family and of America, of songs and why we have to sing them, of home and of heartbreak, of the past and of the future, bright and blazing ahead.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNtozake Shange\u003c\/b\u003e (1948-2018) was a renowned playwright, poet, and novelist. Her works include the Tony Award-nominated and Obie Award-winning \u003ci\u003efor colored girls who have considered suicide\/when the rainbow is enuf\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eSome Sing, Some Cry\u003c\/i\u003e (written with her sister Ifa Bayeza), \u003ci\u003e Sassafrass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCypress \u0026amp; Indigo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiliane\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong her honors and awards are fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and a Pushcart Prize. She was a graduate of Barnard and recipient of a Masters in American Studies from University of Southern California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIfa Bayeza\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning playwright, producer, and conceptual theater artist. Her works for the stage include \u003ci\u003eAmistad Voices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Club Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Kid Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Homer G \u0026amp; the Rhapsodies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Emmett Till\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2008 Edgar Award for Best Play and a 2007 Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference fellowship. A graduate of Harvard University, Bayeza is a board member of the SonEdna Literary Foundation. She lives in Chicago.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52519574700339,"sku":"9780312552718","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bC9aVlRSYU1pcnN0RjV3R00wVWduQT09.webp?v=1760503939","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/some-sing-some-cry-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}