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The Color of Water: a Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
James Mcbride
The Color of Water: a Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
James Mcbride
This beautifully written New York Times bestseller has become a new American classic.
As a boy in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she'd simply say, "I'm light-skinned." Later he wondered if he was different too, and asked his mother if he was black or white. "You're a human being," she snapped. "Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody!" And when James asked what color God was, she said, "God is the color of water."
As an adult, McBride finally persuaded his mother to tell her story--the story of a rabbi's daughter, born in Poland and raised in the South, who fled to Harlem after encountering anti-Semitism in her small town. Upon marrying a black man, her family promptly disowned her, causing her to launch a second existence as (to quote her son) "a flying compilation of competing interests and conflicts, a black woman in white skin." The Color of Water is a poignant exploration of race, family, and identity, juxtaposing the author's experiences with his mother's stories.
Media | Książki Hardcover Book (Książka z twardym grzbietem i okładką) |
Wydane | 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780756972684 |
Wydawcy | Perfection Learning |
Strony | 328 |
Wymiary | 130 × 203 × 23 mm · 312 g |
Język | English |
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