James Baldwin: Nobody Knows My Name

USA 1993, 241 pp., brochure, € 18.95
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Vintage
Told with the gay black author's characteristically unflinching honesty, this collection of illuminating, deeply felt essays examines topics ranging from race relations in the United States - including a passionate attack on William Faulkner for his ambivalent views about the segregated South - to the role of the writer in society, and offers personal accounts of Richard Wright, Norman Mailer ... Weiterlesen

Alice Walker: The Color Purple

USA 2014 (1st ed. 1982), 264 pp., pb., € 14.95
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»The Color Purple« is a lesbian classic. With over a million copies sold in the UK alone, it is hailed as one of the all-time 'greats' of literature, inspiring generations of readers. Set in the deep American South between the wars, it is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the ... Weiterlesen