{"product_id":"porgy-the-novel-that-inspired-porgy-and-bess-paperback","title":"Porgy: The Novel that Inspired Porgy and Bess - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDubose Heyward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA landmark American novel portraying life within Charleston's Catfish Row and the enduring resilience of its inhabitants.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1925, \u003cem\u003ePorgy\u003c\/em\u003e by DuBose Heyward offers a vivid and humane portrait of an African American community in Charleston, South Carolina. At its centre stands Porgy, a disabled beggar of quiet strength and dignity, whose life is transformed by his love for the troubled and beautiful Bess. Around them unfolds a world shaped by hardship, loyalty, faith, violence, and fragile hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeyward's novel is notable for its attempt-unusual for its time-to render the speech, customs, and inner lives of Catfish Row with sympathy and seriousness. The story moves between intimacy and communal drama, balancing romance with tragedy, and personal aspiration with the constraints imposed by poverty and circumstance. The result is a narrative at once lyrical and unsparing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePorgy\u003c\/em\u003e achieved wide acclaim upon publication and later served as the basis for the stage adaptation and the celebrated opera \u003cem\u003ePorgy and Bess\u003c\/em\u003e. As a work of early twentieth-century American fiction, it remains an important cultural document and a compelling novel in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46153046884538,"sku":"9781515449157","price":17.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/5727\/8650\/files\/tdVJDDAD4z9781515449157.webp?v=1783925777","url":"https:\/\/thebookloversatlas.com\/products\/porgy-the-novel-that-inspired-porgy-and-bess-paperback","provider":"The Book Lover's Atlas","version":"1.0","type":"link"}