Written in 1929 at the height of the Harlem Renaissance by one of the movement's most important and prolific authors, Plum Bun is the story of Angela Murray, a young black girl who discovers she can pass for white. After the death of her parents, Angela moves to New York to escape the racism she believes is her only obstacle to opportunity. What she soon discovers is that being a woman has its own burdens that don't fade with the color of one's skin, and that love and marriage might not offer her salvation.
Jessie Redmon Fauset Libros
Jessie Redmon Fauset fue una editora, poeta, ensayista y novelista estadounidense que desempeñó un papel fundamental en el Renacimiento de Harlem. Sus escritos exploran frecuentemente las complejidades de la vida afroamericana, en particular la de las mujeres, en Estados Unidos. Fauset profundiza en temas de identidad, clase y raza a través de sus novelas, mostrando una perspectiva matizada y un estilo cautivador. Su obra se caracteriza por personajes meticulosamente elaborados y un diálogo resonante, que atrae a los lectores hacia las vidas que retrata.
There Is Confusion
- 288 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
A rediscovered classic about how racism and sexism tests the spirit, ambition, and character of three children growing up in Hell’s Kitchen and Harlem, from the literary editor of The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP With an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins Set in early-twentieth-century New York City, There Is Confusion tells the story of three Black children: Joanna Marshall, a talented dancer willing to sacrifice everything for success; Maggie Ellersley, an extraordinarily beautiful girl determined to leave her working-class background behind; and Peter Bye, a clever would-be surgeon who is driven by his love for Joanna. As children, Maggie, Joanna, and Peter support one another’s dreams, but as young adults, romance threatens to upset the balance of their friendship. One afternoon, Joanna makes two irrevocable decisions—and sets off a chain of events that wreaks havoc with all of their lives. First published to immense critical acclaim in 1924, written with an Austen-like eye for social dynamics, There Is Confusion is an unjustly forgotten classic that celebrates Black ambition, love, and the struggle for equality. The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.