| The Blacker the Berry Contributor(s): Thurman, Wallace (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486461343 ISBN-13: 9780486461342 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: A source of controversy upon its 1929 publication, this novel was the first to openly address color prejudice among black Americans. The author, an active member of the Harlem Renaissance, offers insightful reflections of the era's mood and spirit in an enduringly relevant examination of racial, sexual, and cultural identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | African American - General - Fiction | Cultural Heritage |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007051608 |
| Lexile Measure: 1070 |
| Series: Dover Books on Literature & Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 7.2" W x 8.68" (0.37 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 14806 Reading Level: 7.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The tragedy of her life was that she was too black, declares the narrator at the start of this powerful novel of intraracial prejudice. Emma Lou Morgan lives in a world of scorn and shame, not because her skin is black, but because it's too black. No one among her family, teachers, and friends has a word of consolation or hope for the despised and rejected girl. With nothing to lose, eighteen-year-old Emma Lou leaves her home in Idaho, seeking love and acceptance on a journey that ultimately leads her to the legendary community of the Harlem Renaissance. A source of controversy upon its 1929 publication, The Blacker the Berry was the first novel to openly address color prejudice among black Americans. Author Wallace Thurman, an active member of the Harlem Renaissance, vividly recaptures the era's mood and spirit. His portrait of a young woman adrift in the city forms an enduringly relevant reflection of the search for racial, sexual, and cultural identity. |