Black No More: Being an Account of the Strange and Wonderful Workings of Science in the Land of the Free, A.D. 1933-1940
Autor George S. Schuyleren Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2011 – vârsta de la 12 ani
Thishumorous work of speculative fiction was written by an unsung hero of African-American literature. George S. Schuyler (1895-1977) wrote for black America's most influential newspaper, the "Pittsburgh Courier, " in addition to H. L. Mencken's "The" "American Mercury, The Nation, " and other publications. His biting satire not only debunks the myths of white supremacy and racial purity but also lampoons prominent leaders of the NAACP and the Harlem Renaissance. More than a historical curiosity, Schuyler's 1931 novel offers a hilarious take on the hypocrisy and demagoguery surrounding America's obsession with skin color."
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ISBN-13: 9780486480404
ISBN-10: 0486480402
Pagini: 151
Dimensiuni: 137 x 213 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Dover Publications
ISBN-10: 0486480402
Pagini: 151
Dimensiuni: 137 x 213 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.2 kg
Editura: Dover Publications
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According to Max Disher, an ambitious young black man in 1930s New York, someone of his race has only three alternatives: "Get out, get white, or get along." Incapable of getting out and unhappy with getting along, Max leaps at the remaining possibility. Thanks to a certain Dr. Junius Crookman and his mysterious process, Max and other eager clients develop bleached skin that permits them to enter previously forbidden territory. What they discover in white society, however, gives them second thoughts.This humorous work of speculative fiction was written by an unsung hero of African-American literature. George S. Schuyler (1895-1977) wrote for black America's most influential newspaper, the "Pittsburgh Courier, " in addition to H. L. Mencken's "The" "American Mercury, The Nation, " and other publications. His biting satire not only debunks the myths of white supremacy and racial purity but also lampoons prominent leaders of the NAACP and the Harlem Renaissance. More than a historical curiosity, Schuyler's 1931 novel offers a hilarious take on the hypocrisy and demagoguery surrounding America's obsession with skin color.Dover (2011) unabridged republication of the edition published by the Macaulay Company, New York, 1931.
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Notă biografică
George
S.
Schuyler(1895-1977)
was
one
of
the
most
prominent
African
American
journalists
of
the
early
twentieth
century.
Born
in
Rhode
Island,
Schuyler
spent
his
early
years
in
New
York,
before
enlisting
in
the
US
army
in
1912.
He
returned
to
New
York
after
briefly
being
AWOL
to
pursue
a
career
in
journalism.
He
wrote
for
black
America's
most
influential
newspaper,
thePittsburgh
Courier,
in
addition
toThe
Nation,The
Washington
Postand
H.
L.
Mencken'sThe
American
Mercury.
Recenzii
Each
page
unleashes
a
fusillade
of
gags
and
comic
sequences,
careening
from
slapstick
to
blood
bath
and
back
again.
.
.
.
To
borrow
a
line
from
Schuyler,
the
plot
twists
get
'more
complicated
than
a
flapper's
past'-and
about
as
fun.
.
.
.Black
No
Moreis
unsparing
on
the
madness
of
racial
classification
but
frank,
and
very
beautiful,
on
the
lure
of
racial
belonging
Extraordinary . . . A satiric tour de force that rips into myths of white supremacy, black nationalism and the American Dream
Extraordinary . . . A satiric tour de force that rips into myths of white supremacy, black nationalism and the American Dream