New York: St Martin's, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second collection of short stories by this highly praised African American playwright and storyteller - Alice Walker said' In its strong folk flavor, Cooper's work reminds us of Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. Like theirs, her style is deceptively simple and direct.' Her first book to be published in hardcover. ISBN: 0-312-388950.