{"product_id":"cane-9780486829258","title":"Cane","description":"\"[\u003ci\u003eCane\u003c\/i\u003e] has been reverberating in me to an astonishing degree. I love it passionately; could not possibly exit without it.\" -- Alice Walker \u003cbr\u003e \"A breakthrough in prose and poetical writing .... This book should be on all readers' and writers' desks and in their minds.\" -- Maya Angelou \u003cbr\u003e Hailed by critics for its literary experimentation and vivid portrayal of African-American characters and culture, \u003ci\u003eCane\u003c\/i\u003e represents one of the earliest expressions of the Harlem Renaissance. Combining poetry, drama, and storytelling, it contrasts life in an African-American community in the rural South with that of the urban North. \u003cbr\u003e Author Jean Toomer (1894-1967) drew upon his experiences as a teacher in rural Georgia to create a variety of Southern psychological realism that ranks alongside the best works of William Faulkner. The book's three-part structure, ranging from South to North and back again, is united by its focus on the lives of African-American men and women in a world of bigotry, violence, passion, and tenderness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA native of Washington, D.C., Jean Toomer (1894-1967) took a four-month teaching job in Georgia in 1921. Here the poet, playwright, and novelist reconnected with his African-American roots to create his best-known work, \u003ci\u003eCane, \u003c\/i\u003e a book of prose poetry inspired by the people and landscapes of the Deep South.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51580161884434,"sku":"9780486829258","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4cc5286-31ff-45cd-bd45-b9973081bc4b.jpg?v=1756208520","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cane-9780486829258","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}