The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Black Classics)

Johnson, James Weldon

ISBN 10: 187450931X / ISBN 13: 9781874509318

Editore: Xpress, 1900

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.35. Codice articolo G187450931XI5N00

Riassunto:

James Weldon Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man takes place in post Reconstruction era America and follows the story of a young biracial male. Johnson poses a complex dilemma: because the "Ex-Colored Man," which is the only name by which the protagonist is referred, represents what, at the time was, a social contradiction of race and culture, he is forced to choose which aspect of his heritage to publicly express. His options are to embrace his black heritage and culture, or to pass as a white man cloaked in middle-class, mediocre obscurity. Johnson's novel explores racial tensions in late nineteenth and early twentieth century culture through this poignant coming of age story.

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Titolo: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (...
Casa editrice: Xpress
Data di pubblicazione: 1900
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Fair
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket