{"product_id":"the-only-country-was-the-color-of-my-skin-paperback","title":"The Only Country Was The Color of My Skin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathleen Hellen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike an ink-wash painting, \u003cem\u003e The Only Country Was the Color of My Skin \u003c\/em\u003ecaptures in its lines and tones the landscape of post-war America, personal history and a hybrid culture. In her second collection, Kathleen Hellen records the \"things of beauty\" and the \"awful things,\" as Sei Shōnagon described them in \u003cem\u003eThe Pillow-Book\u003c\/em\u003e, evoking the tension between conformity and conflict. Hellen experiments with traditional forms like haiku, haibun and zuihitsu and summons the ghosts of Noh to connect with family and ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42128754114695,"sku":"9780996907477","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7c982b49e0e1f23fe4ec43a5c484ad0b.webp?v=1732597910","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-only-country-was-the-color-of-my-skin-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}