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- Synopsis
- "Written in 1929 at the height of the Harlem Renaissance...[this] is the story of Angela Murray, a young black girl who discovers she can pass for white. After the death of her parents, [she] moves to New York to escape the racism" and to find adventure and success as an artist. Romance and problems abound. The plot is interesting and the story moves well. Because this was written in 1929, it retains the old method of hyphenating words like "to-day" and "dining-room", et al., and of keeping separate other words we combine, e.g., "some one." The spelling is also English rather then American style. Spelling and punctuation that seem to us incorrect are exactly as in the book; "desert" instead of "dessert" is in the original quotation as well. Other words that seemingly are mis-spelled and punctuation that doesn't seem quite right are left as they are in the book, although if I didn't have the book at hand I'd have changed them. Pagination begins with ix on first page of introduction. Pagination of story begins with p. 11 as first page of Chapter I. I suspect that this would be required reading in Women's Studies and in Afro-American Studies. It's moving. Cindy--popularplace@yahoo.com
- Copyright:
- 1990
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 394 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780807009093
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 05/10/06
- Copyrighted By:
- Deborah McDowell (Introduction)
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Sherman Peterson
- Proofread By:
- Grandma Cindy
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
5 out of 5
By Grandma Cindy on Jan 11, 2009
Written by an African-American woman and published in 1929 during the Harlem Renaissance, this is a moving story of Angela Murray, a beautiful Black girl who passes for White, so she can achieve her dream of being an artist, and the emotional conflicts it causes her. The characters are well-drawn, and the reader identifies with Angela. The book describes the prejudice that existed and the problems faced by Blacks in living in White society at the time, whether in the South or in New York City.Cindy Rosenthalpopularplace@yahoo.com
5 out of 5
By Grandma Cindy on Jan 11, 2009
Written by an African-American woman and published in 1929 during the Harlem Renaissance, this is a moving story of Angela Murray, a beautiful Black girl who passes for White, so she can achieve her dream of being an artist, and the emotional conflicts it causes her. The characters are well-drawn, and the reader identifies with Angela. The book describes the prejudice that existed and the problems faced by Blacks in living in White society at the time, whether in the South or in New York City.Cindy Rosenthalpopularplace@yahoo.com
4 out of 5
By Grandma Cindy on Jan 11, 2009
I give this book 4 stars instead of 5 because of the writing, which in my opinion wasn't excellent. But the characters are well drawn, and the atmosphere is well created. The problems Negroes of the time faced in earning a living and the discrimination they faced in their daily lives Philadelphia and New York are movingly presented. The book is a good read.<p> Cindy Rosenthal