{"product_id":"sunday-you-learn-how-to-box-paperback","title":"Sunday You Learn How to Box - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBil Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Louis Bowman is in a boxing ring -- a housing project circa 1968 -- fighting \"just to get to the end of the round.\" Sharing the ring is his mother, Jeanette Stamps, a ferociously stubborn woman battling for her own dreams to be realized; his stepfather, Ben Stamps, the would-be savior, who becomes the sparring partner to them both; and the enigmatic Ray Anthony Robinson, the neighborhood \"hoodlum,\" in purple polyester pants, who sets young Louis's heart spinning with the first stirrings of sexual longing. Bil Wright deftly evokes an unrelenting world with quirky humor and clear-eyed unsentimentality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunday You Learn How to Box presents an unforgettable portrait of fourteen-year-old Louis Bowman in a boxing ring -- a housing project circa 1968 -- fighting \"just to get to the end of the round.\" Sharing the ring is his mother, Jeanette Stamps, a ferociously stubborn woman battling for her own dreams to be realized; his stepfather, Ben Stamps, the would-be savior, who becomes the sparring partner to them both; and the enigmatic Ray Anthony Robinson, the neighborhood \"hoodlum\" in purple polyester pants, who sets young Louis's heart spinning with the first stirrings of sexual longing. Blending quirky humor and clear-eyed unsentimentality, Bil Wright deftly evokes an unrelenting world with lyricism and passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBil Wright is an award-winning novelist and playwright. His novels include \u003ci\u003ePutting Makeup on the Fat Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (Lambda Literary Award and American Library Association Stonewall Book Award), the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eWhen the Black Girl Sings\u003c\/i\u003e (Junior Library Guild selection), and the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSunday You Learn How to Box\u003c\/i\u003e. His plays include \u003ci\u003eBloodsummer Rituals\u003c\/i\u003e, based on the life of poet Audre Lorde (Jerome Fellowship), and \u003ci\u003eLeave Me a Message\u003c\/i\u003e (San Diego Human Rights Festival premiere). He is the Librettist for \u003ci\u003eThis One Girl's Story\u003c\/i\u003e (GLAAD nominee) and the winner of a LAMI (La Mama Playwriting Award). An associate professor of English at CUNY, Bil Wright lives in New York City. Visit him at BilWright.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.01 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723417653311,"sku":"9780684857954","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/393fe118edaf0d766ed1d6cef65b5383.webp?v=1765099093","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sunday-you-learn-how-to-box-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}