{"product_id":"understand-this-paperback","title":"Understand This - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJervey Tervalon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Yarborough\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJervey Tervalon's novel about young people in South Central Los Angeles grows out of his experience teaching in a high school there and his pain at the death of one of his favorite students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGritty and gripping, \u003ci\u003eUnderstand This\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of a powerful new voice in American fiction.--Henry Louis Gates Jr., author of \u003ci\u003eThe Signifying Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLean, wire-tight, and dazzlingly structured, Tervalon's \u003ci\u003eUnderstand This\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for our times.--José Saldívar, author of \u003ci\u003eBorder Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGritty and gripping, \u003ci\u003eUnderstand This\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of a powerful new voice in American fiction.--Henry Louis Gates Jr., author of \u003ci\u003eThe Signifying Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lean, wire-tight, and dazzlingly structured, Tervalon's \u003ci\u003eUnderstand This\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for our times.\"--José Saldívar, author of \u003ci\u003eBorder Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJervey Tervalon\u003c\/b\u003e teaches English at California State University, Los Angeles. His most recent novel is \u003ci\u003eDead Above Ground\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.27 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156353257607,"sku":"9780520223554","price":52.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d176489d2ae6774ee32e5bf6941c2a8c.webp?v=1733243110","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/understand-this-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}