The color line
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New York : Other Press, 2022.
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544 pages : 21 cm.
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Ruby Sisson Library - FICTION | FIC SCEG, I | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Historical fiction
Civil war -- Fiction -- United States
Immigrants -- Fiction
Italy -- Fiction -- 19th century
Native Americans -- Fiction.
Novels.
Racial tensions -- Fiction.
Racial violence -- Fiction.
United States -- Fiction -- Blacks -- 19th century
Women artists -- Fiction.
Women's fiction.
Women, Black -- Artists -- Fiction.
Civil war -- Fiction -- United States
Immigrants -- Fiction
Italy -- Fiction -- 19th century
Native Americans -- Fiction.
Novels.
Racial tensions -- Fiction.
Racial violence -- Fiction.
United States -- Fiction -- Blacks -- 19th century
Women artists -- Fiction.
Women's fiction.
Women, Black -- Artists -- Fiction.
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Published
New York : Other Press, 2022.
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Book
Language
English
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Originally published in Italian as La linea del colore in 2020 by Bompiani, Milan.
Description
"Inspired by true events, this gorgeous, haunting novel intertwines the lives of two Black female artists more than a century apart, both outsiders in Italy. It was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American Civil War, life was especially tough for Black women, but she didn't let that stop her. The daughter of a Chippewa woman and an African-Haitian man, Lafanu had the rare opportunity to study, travel, and follow her dreams, thanks to her indomitable spirit, but not without facing intolerance and violence. Now, in 1887, living in Rome as one of the city's most established painters, she is ready to tell her fiancé about her difficult life, which began in a poor family forty years earlier. In 2019, an Italian art curator of Somali origin is desperately trying to bring to Europe her younger cousin, who is only sixteen and has already tried to reach Italy on a long, treacherous journey. While organizing an art exhibition that will combine the paintings of Lafanu Brown with the artworks of young migrants, the curator becomes more and more obsessed with the life and secrets of the nineteenth-century painter. Weaving together these two vibrant voices, Igiaba Scego has crafted a powerful exploration of what it means to be "other," to be a woman, and particularly a Black woman, in a foreign country, yesterday and today"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Scego, I., Cullen, J., & Conti, G. (2022). The color line . Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scego, Igiaba, 1974-, John Cullen and Gregory Conti. 2022. The Color Line. Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Scego, Igiaba, 1974-, John Cullen and Gregory Conti. The Color Line Other Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Scego, Igiaba, John Cullen, and Gregory Conti. The Color Line Other Press, 2022.
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