Like One of the Family

 

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Online sinds
28 mei 2018
EAN
9780807050743
Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
264 pagina's

Prijsvergelijk

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Omschrijving

A new edition of Alice Childress's classic novel about African American domestic workers, featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay
First published in Paul Robeson's newspaper, Freedom, and composed of a series of conversations between Mildred, a black domestic, and her friend Marge, Like One of the Family is a wry, incisive portrait of working women in Harlem in the 1950's. Rippling with satire and humor, Mildred's outspoken accounts vividly capture her white employers' complacency and condescension—and their startled reactions to a maid who speaks her mind and refuses to exchange dignity for pay.

Upon publication the book sparked a critique of working conditions, laying the groundwork for the contemporary domestic worker movement. Although she was critically praised, Childress's uncompromising politics and unflinching depictions of racism, classism, and sexism relegated her to the fringe of American literature. Like One of the Family has been long overlooked, but this new edition, featuring a foreword by best-selling author Roxane Gay, will introduce Childress to a new generation.

Specificaties

Product

Categorie
Roman (Tip! Bekijk de top 10)
Artikelnummer
2516750
Online sinds
28 mei 2018
EAN
9780807050743

Inhoud

Taal
Engels
Bindwijze
Paperback
Aantal pagina's
264 pagina's

Algemeen

Verschijningsdatum
februari 2017
Afmetingen
21,6 x 14 x 1,3 cm