{"product_id":"9781805332664","title":"Such Sweet Thunder: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCarter, Vincent O.; McCarthy, Jesse\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/4\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Astonishing … an uncommonly rich picture of Black American family life in early 20th century Jim Crow America.” \u003ci\u003e— Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis  “vibrant portrait of African American life” in Jazz Age Kansas City  captures the  magic of childhood and parental love through the eyes of a  remarkable boy (\u003ci\u003eNew York  Times\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This must-read rediscovery, published in  an elegant and unabridged paperback edition with a new foreword, is a  literary masterpiece poised to take its rightful place in the American  literary canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuch Sweet Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e immerses readers in the  life of a precocious infant, Amerigo Jones, and then tells the story of  his first 18 years as he becomes aware of the adult world, from racism  and crime to falling in love. All the while, in one of the most moving  homages to parents ever to appear in literature, Amerigo is protected by  Viola and Rutherford, who are loving and, mostly, even-tempered, but  also desperately young — teenagers themselves when Amerigo is born — and  poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen it was finally published in 2003, 40 years after  Carter completed it and 20 years after he died, Critics hailed the  novel’s “unflinching condemnation of a society that rejects bright,  eager Black children” (\u003ci\u003eThe Cleveland Plain Dealer).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis “colossal work of fiction” (\u003ci\u003eThe Kansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e) and “vibrant portrait of African-American life” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e)  is set in an era marred by racial segregation and relentless, daily  injustices and yet renders with deep appreciation and artistry a time  and place enriched by a widely influential African American culture and a  fierce feeling for family and community.","brand":"Pushkin Press Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45520188342527,"sku":"9781805332664","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781805332664_s600x595.jpg?v=1777912358","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781805332664","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}