Middle Passage
Autor Charles R. Johnsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 1998
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National Book Awards (1990)
Rutherford Calhoun, a newly freed slave and irrepressible rogue, is lost in the underworld of 1830s New Orleans. Desperate to escape the city s unscrupulous bill collectors and the pawing hands of a schoolteacher hellbent on marrying him, he jumps aboard the "Republic," a slave ship en route to collect members of a legendary African tribe, the Allmuseri. Thus begins a voyage of metaphysical horror and human atrocity, a journey which challenges our notions of freedom, fate and how we live together. Peopled with vivid and unforgettable characters, nimble in its interplay of comedy and serious ideas, this dazzling modern classic is a perfect blend of the picaresque tale, historical romance, sea yarn, slave narrative and philosophical allegory.
Now with a new introduction from renowned writer and critic Stanley Crouch, this twenty-fifth anniversary edition of "Middle Passage" celebrates a cornerstone of the American canon and the masterwork of one of its most important writers. "Long after we d stopped believe in the great American novel, along comes a spellbinding adventure story that may be just that" ("Chicago Tribune")."
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780684855882
ISBN-10: 0684855887
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 135 x 205 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Ediția:Scribner PB Fic.
Editura: Scribner
Locul publicării:New York, NY
ISBN-10: 0684855887
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 135 x 205 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Ediția:Scribner PB Fic.
Editura: Scribner
Locul publicării:New York, NY
Recenzii
"Essence"A vivid and compelling work.
"The Washington PostMiddle Passage" is both unexpectedly funny and highly intellectual.
"NewsdayMiddle Passage" resonates...a spirited adventure tale daringly spun off the realm of myth.
"USA Today"A fascinating allegory of the way black and whites came together in this country...Johnson's remarkable novel challenges us.
"The New York Times Book Review"Heroic...engrossing...in the tradition of "Billy Budd" and "Moby Dick,.".fiction that hooks into the mind.
"Chicago Tribune"Long after we'd stopped believing in the great American novel, along comes a spellbinding adventure story that may be just that.
"Publishers Weekly"A savage parable of the black experience in America...blending confessional, ship's log, and adventure...in luxuriant, intoxicating prose.
"Los Angeles Times Book Review"Highly readable...by turns mimicking historical romance, slave narrative, picaresque tale, parable, and sea yarn, indebted to Swift, Coleridge, Melville, and Conrad.
"San Francisco Chronicle"A rousing adventure yarn that resonates with and echoes the spirit of early sea stories...Johnson has fashioned a tale of travel and tragedy, yearning and history, and done so from a different, rarely explored viewpoint...."Middle Passage" is a story of slavery, often brilliant in its structure and riveting in the way it's told.
"The Washington PostMiddle Passage" is both unexpectedly funny and highly intellectual.
"NewsdayMiddle Passage" resonates...a spirited adventure tale daringly spun off the realm of myth.
"USA Today"A fascinating allegory of the way black and whites came together in this country...Johnson's remarkable novel challenges us.
"The New York Times Book Review"Heroic...engrossing...in the tradition of "Billy Budd" and "Moby Dick,.".fiction that hooks into the mind.
"Chicago Tribune"Long after we'd stopped believing in the great American novel, along comes a spellbinding adventure story that may be just that.
"Publishers Weekly"A savage parable of the black experience in America...blending confessional, ship's log, and adventure...in luxuriant, intoxicating prose.
"Los Angeles Times Book Review"Highly readable...by turns mimicking historical romance, slave narrative, picaresque tale, parable, and sea yarn, indebted to Swift, Coleridge, Melville, and Conrad.
"San Francisco Chronicle"A rousing adventure yarn that resonates with and echoes the spirit of early sea stories...Johnson has fashioned a tale of travel and tragedy, yearning and history, and done so from a different, rarely explored viewpoint...."Middle Passage" is a story of slavery, often brilliant in its structure and riveting in the way it's told.
Descriere
Winner of the National Book Award"A novel in the honorable tradition of Billy Budd and Moby Dick...heroic in proportion... fiction that hooks into the mind." -- The New York Times Book Review
"Long after we'd stopped believing in the great American novel, along comes a spellbinding adventure story that may be just that." -- Chicago Tribune
"It's a joy to read fiction in which there is a cultivated vision at work...the greatest victory of Dreamer is the light it shines on the life of Martin Luther King Jr."
--Dennis McFarland, The New York Times Book Review
"In their remarkable simplicity these stories reach into...the African American experience with surprising freshness and the fluency of years of gathered wisdom. This book is a deeply satisfying reading adventure." -- Black Issues Book Review
"Long after we'd stopped believing in the great American novel, along comes a spellbinding adventure story that may be just that." -- Chicago Tribune
"It's a joy to read fiction in which there is a cultivated vision at work...the greatest victory of Dreamer is the light it shines on the life of Martin Luther King Jr."
--Dennis McFarland, The New York Times Book Review
"In their remarkable simplicity these stories reach into...the African American experience with surprising freshness and the fluency of years of gathered wisdom. This book is a deeply satisfying reading adventure." -- Black Issues Book Review
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Premii
- National Book Awards Winner, 1990