Martin R. Delany

Blake; or The Huts of America

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New edition of Delany's classic pre US Civil war slavery tale which follows an escaped slave who tries to ignite insurrection against the de-humanizing institutions of depravation.New edition with a new introduction. Delany's tale of Blake, an escaped slave in the era before the US Civil War, depicts the harrowing detail of life under slavery and offers a call to action for resistance. Casting beyond the misery of slavery, Delany's novel, located in the Southern United States and Cuba, demonstrates that alternatives are possible if only widespread insurrection could be ignited. A new title in the Foundations of Black Science Fiction series.FL… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: M. Grayson, Sandra (Vorb.) / Nicole Johnson, Patty (Einf.)

ISBN: 978-1-83964-937-0
EAN: 9781839649370
Produktnummer: 37862283
Verlag: Flame Tree
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
Masse: H19.8 cm x B13.0 cm x D1.9 cm 240 g
Abbildungen: s/w. Abb.
Gewicht: 240

Über den Autor

Martin R. Delany (1812-85), abolitionist and first Black field officer in the US Army, produced a collection of works that resonate still with advocates for civil rights and social justice. Writing during the US Civil War, he is often regarded as the father of Black Nationalism. Dr. Sandra M. Grayson is a tenured Full Professor in the English Department at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her numerous publications include the books Visions of the Third Millennium: Black Science Fiction Novelists Write the Future; Symbolizing the Past: Reading Sankofa, Daughters of the Dust, and Eve's Bayou as Histories; A Literary Revolution: In the Spirit of the Harlem Renaissance; and Sparks of Resistance, Flames of Change: Black Communities and Activism. Patty Nicole Johnson writes sci-fi that envisions a more equitable society. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in New American Legends, On the Seawall, Midnight & Indigo, Constelacio?n and Flame Tree's Black Sci-Fi Short Stories. She is also revising her debut novel, The Rhythm of Reveries and has been a panellist at FIYAHCON.