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Igiaba Scego The Color Line (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
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- Book Title
- Color Line : a Novel
- Publication Name
- The Color Line
- Title
- The Color Line
- Subtitle
- A Novel
- Translator
- John Cullen
- Contributor
- John Cullen (Translated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 1635420865
- EAN
- 9781635420869
- ISBN
- 9781635420869
- Publisher
- Other Press, LLC
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, General, Historical
- Release Date
- 04/10/2022
- Release Year
- 2022
- Language
- Ita,Eng
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5.2in
- Item Weight
- 18.2 Oz
- Original Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Number of Pages
- 544 Pages
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Inspired by a true story, this gorgeous, haunting novel intertwines the lives of two Black, female artists more than a century apart, both outsiders in Italy. It was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American Civil War, life was especially tough for black women, but she didn't let that stop her. The daughter of a Chippewa woman and an African-Haitian man, Lafanu had the rare opportunity to study, travel, and follow her dreams, thanks to her indomitable spirit, but not without facing intolerance and violence. Now, in 1887, living in Rome as one of the city's most established painters, she is ready to tell her fiancé about her difficult life, which began in a poor family forty years earlier. In 2019, a young Italian art curator of Somali origins is desperately trying to bring to Europe her younger cousin, who is only sixteen and already tried to reach Italy on a long, treacherous journey. While organizing an art exhibition that will combine the paintings of Lafanu Brown with the artworks of young migrants, she becomes more and more obsessed with the life and secrets of the nineteenth-century painter. Weaving together these two vibrant voices, Igiaba Scego has crafted a powerful exploration of what it means to be a woman, and particularly a Black woman, in a foreign country, yesterday and today.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Other Press, LLC
ISBN-10
1635420865
ISBN-13
9781635420869
eBay Product ID (ePID)
12038516191
Product Key Features
Book Title
Color Line : a Novel
Original Language
English
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
Ita,Eng
Topic
Contemporary Women, General, Historical
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
5.2in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pq4919.C373l5613
Reviews
"In Rome, an African-American woman artist finds freedom from America's Reconstruction-era constraints; and a present-day African-Italian woman despairs over her Somali cousin's quest to cross borders and reach Europe. Pressing themes of slavery's legacies, colonialism, and citizenship rights shine throughout this beautiful tale of courage and tenacity." --Mia Fuller, author of Moderns Abroad: Architecture, Cities and Italian Imperialism Praise for Beyond Babylon : "[A] polyphonic novel of the Afro-Italian experience...As Scego's book explores layers of time and branches of families, it suggests that no history is ever as certain as it seems at first glance." -- The New Yorker "Though ten years have passed since the novel's original publication in Italy, its wider political nuances don't feel any less urgent. The swing to right-wing governments, the reassertion of national borders and the xenophobic fear of refugees and migrants are never far from its center. Beyond Babylon ultimately succeeds in rendering these on a human level." -- Times Literary Supplement "Vibrant and heartrending...This powerful tale winningly portrays the path from pain to recovery and wholeness." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), Praise for Beyond Babylon : "[A] polyphonic novel of the Afro-Italian experience...As Scego's book explores layers of time and branches of families, it suggests that no history is ever as certain as it seems at first glance." -- The New Yorker "Though ten years have passed since the novel's original publication in Italy, its wider political nuances don't feel any less urgent. The swing to right-wing governments, the reassertion of national borders and the xenophobic fear of refugees and migrants are never far from its center. Beyond Babylon ultimately succeeds in rendering these on a human level." -- Times Literary Supplement "Vibrant and heartrending...This powerful tale winningly portrays the path from pain to recovery and wholeness." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), "An engrossing tale of ambition, survival, and love." -- Publishers Weekly "Igiaba Scego has written an intense and evocative book about the lasting traumas of racial injustice, the healing power of creativity, and the importance of representation in history. This sweeping novel based on real events is also a reflection on how racism endures in today's Italy. The Color Line is a love letter to Black female artists who are all too often erased from history." --Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present "Powerful, provocative, and unflinching, The Color Line might be Igiaba Scego's best book yet--and that would be no small feat. In this strikingly lucid and compassionate novel, Igiaba uses her formidable talents to remind us that the so-called forgotten histories of Black women cannot be silenced forever. The Color Line is a love story, and it is an ode to sisterhood. It is also a testament to the possibilities of liberation that rest in every act against injustice, and in every moment of artistic creation." --Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King , short-listed for the 2020 Booker Prize "In Rome, an African-American woman artist finds freedom from America's Reconstruction-era constraints; and a present-day African-Italian woman despairs over her Somali cousin's quest to cross borders and reach Europe. Pressing themes of slavery's legacies, colonialism, and citizenship rights shine throughout this beautiful tale of courage and tenacity." --Mia Fuller, author of Moderns Abroad: Architecture, Cities and Italian Imperialism Praise for Beyond Babylon : "[A] polyphonic novel of the Afro-Italian experience...As Scego's book explores layers of time and branches of families, it suggests that no history is ever as certain as it seems at first glance." -- The New Yorker "Though ten years have passed since the novel's original publication in Italy, its wider political nuances don't feel any less urgent. The swing to right-wing governments, the reassertion of national borders and the xenophobic fear of refugees and migrants are never far from its center. Beyond Babylon ultimately succeeds in rendering these on a human level." -- Times Literary Supplement "Vibrant and heartrending...This powerful tale winningly portrays the path from pain to recovery and wholeness." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Target Audience
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Lccn
2022-010840
Dewey Decimal
853/.92
Dewey Edition
23/Eng/20220411
Illustrated
Yes
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