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Ein Tropfen: Das verborgene Leben meines Vaters -- Eine Geschichte von Rassen- und Familiengeheimnissen (Taschenbuch-
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- 0316008060
- EAN
- 9780316008068
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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316008060
ISBN-13
9780316008068
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66594933
Product Key Features
Book Title
One Drop : My Father's Hidden Life--A Story of Race and Family Secrets
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Discrimination & Race Relations, Personal Memoirs, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
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Trade
Reviews
'Extraordinary....ONE DROP does a great deal to puncture the whole illusion of race' MADISON SMARTT BELL, AUTHOR OF TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE'Bliss Broyard delivers an emotional blend of family history, social history and memoir. Well-researched and beautifully written, Broyard's book is at once a trenchant exploration of the consequences of racial differences in America and a highly personal search for identity, family and forgiveness' - A.M. Homes, author of THIS BOOK WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE'fascinating, insightful book...deals engrossingly with the stories of Ms Broyard and her closest relatives and the heart of "One Drop" lies with the author's father' - NEW YORK TIMES
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
The 'fascinating and insightful book' (New York Times) in which Bliss Broyard examines her celebrated father's life and illuminates questions of race, identity and the American dream., Ever since renowned literary critic Anatole Broyard's own parents, New Orleans Creoles, had moved to Brooklyn and began to "pass" in order to get work, he had learned to conceal his racial identity. As he grew older and entered the ranks of the New York literary elite, he maintained the fa ade. Now his daughter Bliss tries to make sense of his choices and the impact of this revelation on her own life. She searches out the family she never knew in New York and New Orleans, and considers the profound consequences of racial identity. With unsparing candor and nuanced insight, Broyard chronicles her evolution from sheltered WASP to a woman of mixed race ancestry., In this acclaimed memoir, Bliss Broyard, daughter of the literary critic Anatole Broyard, examines her father's choice to hide his racial identity, and the impact of this revelation on her own life. Two months before he died, renowned literary critic Anatole Broyard called his grown son and daughter to his side to impart a secret he had kept all their lives and most of his own: he was black. Born in the French Quarter in 1920, Anatole had begun to conceal his racial identity after his family moved to Brooklyn and his parents resorted to "passing" in order to get work. As he grew older and entered the ranks of the New York literary elite, he maintained the fav ade. Now his daughter Bliss tries to make sense of his choices. Seeking out unknown relatives in New York, Los Angeles, and New Orleans, Bliss uncovers the 250-year history of her family in America and chronicles her own evolution from privileged WASP to a woman of mixed-race ancestry., In this acclaimed memoir, Bliss Broyard, daughter of the literary critic Anatole Broyard, examines her father's choice to hide his racial identity, and the impact of this revelation on her own life. Two months before he died, renowned literary critic Anatole Broyard called his grown son and daughter to his side to impart a secret he had kept all their lives and most of his own: he was black. Born in the French Quarter in 1920, Anatole had begun to conceal his racial identity after his family moved to Brooklyn and his parents resorted to "passing" in order to get work. As he grew older and entered the ranks of the New York literary elite, he maintained the fa ade. Now his daughter Bliss tries to make sense of his choices. Seeking out unknown relatives in New York, Los Angeles, and New Orleans, Bliss uncovers the 250-year history of her family in America and chronicles her own evolution from privilged WASP to a woman of mixed-race ancestry., In this acclaimed memoir, Bliss Broyard, daughter of the literary critic Anatole Broyard, examines her father's choice to hide his racial identity, and the impact of this revelation on her own life. Two months before he died, renowned literary critic Anatole Broyard called his grown son and daughter to his side to impart a secret he had kept all their lives and most of his own: he was black. Born in the French Quarter in 1920, Anatole had begun to conceal his racial identity after his family moved to Brooklyn and his parents resorted to "passing" in order to get work. As he grew older and entered the ranks of the New York literary elite, he maintained the favßade. Now his daughter Bliss tries to make sense of his choices. Seeking out unknown relatives in New York, Los Angeles, and New Orleans, Bliss uncovers the 250-year history of her family in America and chronicles her own evolution from privilged WASP to a woman of mixed-race ancestry.
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PS3552.R79154Z46
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