The Colour Line - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1913109208 ISBN 13: 9781913109202

Verlag: HopeRoad, 2023

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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 Native American 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. Igiaba Scego has crafted a powerful exploration of what it means to be “other,” to be a woman, and particularly a Black woman, in a foreign country, yesterday and today.

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Igiaba Scego is a Somali Italian writer, cultural activist and freelance scholar. She was born in Rome to Somali parents who took refuge in Italy following a coup d'etat in their native country, where her father served as foreign minister. She holds a PhD in education on postcolonial subjects, has done extensive academic work in Italy and around the world and has a special interest in immigration and mobility. Her memoir won Italy's prestigious Mondello Prize. The Italian edition of The Colour Line won the Premio Napoli. Scego received the International Award Viareggio-Repaci in 2021. Most recently, she was longlisted for this year's Premio Strega (2023), Italy's most prestigious literary award. Her previous novels include Beyond Babylon (2019) and Adua (2017). She also co-edited the anthology series Africana (Feltrinelli), with Chiara Piaggio. Igiaba Scego has written for The Observer, New York Times and Monocle. She is a frequent contributor to La Lettura, the literary supplement to Corriere della Sera and the magazine Internazionale.

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• Verlag: HopeRoad
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1913109208
• ISBN 13: 9781913109202
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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