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Joan Cooper (November 10, 1931, Berkeley, California – September 20, 2014, Seattle, Washington), known by her pen name, J. California Cooper, was an American playwright and author. She wrote 17 plays and the winner of Black Playwright of the Year in 1978. Alice Walker has said of Cooper: It was at the encouragement of Walker that Cooper turned from her claim to fame in the theater and started writing short stories. Her first collection was titled ''A Piece of Mine'', published in 1984. Two other story collections followed, before the release of her first novel, ''Family'', in 1991. Cooper wrote ''Funny Valentines'', which later was turned into a 1999 TV movie starring Alfre Woodard and Loretta Devine.〔(Filmography for J. California Cooper ), nytimes.com; accessed October 5, 2014.〕 She died in Seattle, Washington in 2014 at the age of 82 from undisclosed causes. ==Bibliography== * 1984: ''A Piece of Mine'' * 1986: ''Homemade Love'', 1989 American Book Award winner * 1987: ''Some Soul to Keep'' * 1991: ''Family'' * 1991: ''The Matter Is Life'' * 1994: ''In Search of Satisfaction'' * 1996: ''Some Love, Some Pain, Some Time: Stories'' * 1998: ''The Wake of the Wind'' * 2001: ''The Future Has a Past'' * 2003: ''Age Ain't Nothing but a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife'' (contributor), edited by Carleen Brice * 2004: ''Some People, Some Other Place'' * 2006: ''Wild Stars Seeking Midnight Suns: Stories'' * 2009: ''Life is Short but Wide'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. California Cooper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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