MANCHILD IN THE PROMISED LAND
de Brown, Claude
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very good
- Librería
-
Cadyville, New York, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: The Macmillan Company / London: Collier-Macmillan Limited, (1965).. (1965).. Very good. - Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped. The edges of the dust jacket panels & flaps are somewhat darkened & there are some small stains to the jacket spine. 415 pages. Very good. <p>Fourth printing.<p>"I want to talk about the first Northern urban generation of Negroes. I want to talk about the experiences of a misplaced generation, of a misplaced people in an extremely complex, confused society....The characters are sons and daughters of former Southern share-croppers. These were the poorest people of the South, who poured into New York City during the decade following the Great Depression...." [From Brown's Foreword].
Sinopsis
Manchild in the Promised Land is an autobiographical novel written by Claude Brown. It tells about the author's coming of age amidst poverty and violence in Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. The book has frequently appeared on banned book lists for offensive language, violence, and degradation of women.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 11162
- Título
- MANCHILD IN THE PROMISED LAND
- Autor
- Brown, Claude
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very good
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- New York: The Macmillan Company / London: Collier-Macmillan Limited, (1965).
- Fecha de publicación
- (1965).
- Palabras clave
- BLACK STUDIES; RACE; RACISM; BLACKS; AFRICAN AMERICANS; SOUTHERN BLACKS; NEW YORK CITY; MANCHILD IN THE PROMISED LAND; CLAUDE BROWN; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HARLEM; GHETTO.
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Black Studies;
Términos de venta
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
Sobre el vendedor
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Cadyville, New York
Sobre Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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