The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman Paperback Book

Description: The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman A moving tale of the hardships faced by African-American post-emancipation. A detailed exploration of the discrimination within the black community based on skin colour, with a higher value being placed on lighter skin. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A beautifully designed series that pays homage to the essential books of the most important and revolutionary Black arts movements in modern history.VINTAGE CLASSICS HARLEM RENAISSANCE SERIESCelebrating the finest works of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most important Black arts movements in modern history.Why not? Shes just as a good as the rest, and you know what they say, "the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice"Growing up, Emma Lou Morgan stuck out - her skin was the darkest in every room, even within her own home. With the encouragement of her uncle, Emma flees smalltown Idaho firstly to study in Los Angeles before travelling to Harlem. Though she enjoys the glamour of attending the theatre and the buzz of cabaret, every excursion is tinged with the fear of discrimination. Even in big cities, Emma cannot escape the bigotry of colourism, but can she change how it makes her feel about herself?The Blacker the Berry is an arrestingly vivid portrayal of how very deeply every facet of prejudice runs.Thurmans novel presents some of the most layered portrayals of New York City life...from seedy employment agency waiting rooms to swank Harlem hot spots NPR Author Biography WALLACE THURMAN (1902-1934) was a novelist, essayist, editor and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance. In addition to The Blacker the Berry he wrote two other novels, Infants of Spring and Inverne and a play, Harlem. He founded the magazines Outlet, Fire!! and The Looking Glass and edited numerous other publications Review Thurmans novel presents some of the most layered portrayals of New York City life...from seedy employment agency waiting rooms to swank Harlem hot spots * NPR * Review Quote Thurmans novel presents some of the most layered portrayals of New York City life...from seedy employment agency waiting rooms to swank Harlem hot spots Promotional "Headline" One of four books in Vintage Classics HARLEM RENAISSANCE series - flapped cut-down b paperbacks of some of the most influential books of the 1920s and 30s Details ISBN1784877573 Author Wallace Thurman Publisher Vintage Publishing Series Harlem Renaissance Series Year 2022 ISBN-10 1784877573 ISBN-13 9781784877576 Publication Date 2022-09-29 UK Release Date 2022-09-29 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-09-29 NZ Release Date 2022-09-29 Pages 208 Alternative 9781473597594 DEWEY 813.52 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138171017;

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