Author: Bernard Shaw
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147335062X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This volume contains George Bernard Shaw's collection of short stories entitled "The Black Girl in Search of God, and Some Lesser Tales". It was first published in 1934. "The Black Girl In Search Of God" is a short story that follows a young girl who is newly converted to Christianity - and who embarks on a literal search for God. On her way, she comes into contact with a number of religious figures, each trying to convert her to their own faiths. This wonderfully sardonic allegory highlights Shaw's unorthodox ideas on faith and race, and was highly controversial when first published. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) was an Irish playwright who co-founded of the London School of Economics. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.
The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God
Author: George Bernard Shaw
Publisher: Hesperus Press
ISBN: 1843913461
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
So controversial was Black Girl when it first appeared in 1932 that it provoked public outcry with Shaw decried as a blasphemer. Today, it remains a surprisingly irreverent depiction of the universal search for God. Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth. Journeying through the forest, she encounters various religious figures, each one seeking to convert her to their own brand of faith. This brilliantly sardonic allegory showcases some of Shaw's most unorthodox thoughts on religion and race. George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) is best known for his dramatic works, of which Pygmalion is the most famous.
Publisher: Hesperus Press
ISBN: 1843913461
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
So controversial was Black Girl when it first appeared in 1932 that it provoked public outcry with Shaw decried as a blasphemer. Today, it remains a surprisingly irreverent depiction of the universal search for God. Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth. Journeying through the forest, she encounters various religious figures, each one seeking to convert her to their own brand of faith. This brilliantly sardonic allegory showcases some of Shaw's most unorthodox thoughts on religion and race. George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) is best known for his dramatic works, of which Pygmalion is the most famous.
The Black Girl in Search of God and Some Lesser Tales
Author: Bernard Shaw
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147335062X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This volume contains George Bernard Shaw's collection of short stories entitled "The Black Girl in Search of God, and Some Lesser Tales". It was first published in 1934. "The Black Girl In Search Of God" is a short story that follows a young girl who is newly converted to Christianity - and who embarks on a literal search for God. On her way, she comes into contact with a number of religious figures, each trying to convert her to their own faiths. This wonderfully sardonic allegory highlights Shaw's unorthodox ideas on faith and race, and was highly controversial when first published. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) was an Irish playwright who co-founded of the London School of Economics. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147335062X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This volume contains George Bernard Shaw's collection of short stories entitled "The Black Girl in Search of God, and Some Lesser Tales". It was first published in 1934. "The Black Girl In Search Of God" is a short story that follows a young girl who is newly converted to Christianity - and who embarks on a literal search for God. On her way, she comes into contact with a number of religious figures, each trying to convert her to their own faiths. This wonderfully sardonic allegory highlights Shaw's unorthodox ideas on faith and race, and was highly controversial when first published. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) was an Irish playwright who co-founded of the London School of Economics. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.
The Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God
Author: Djanet Sears
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"One of the most profound yet joyous new Canadian plays in recent memory."--Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"One of the most profound yet joyous new Canadian plays in recent memory."--Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star
Diary of a Young Black Girl
Author: Lora Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997678604
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Diary of a Young Black Girl is a book of poetry that tells the stories and speaks to the experiences of young black women. The hope is that it will inspire others to share their stories and learn to express themselves through their creative outlets. This book goes into the heart of the author as she writes on topics such as love, politics, justice, and God. Join her on the journey through this groundbreaking new book.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997678604
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Diary of a Young Black Girl is a book of poetry that tells the stories and speaks to the experiences of young black women. The hope is that it will inspire others to share their stories and learn to express themselves through their creative outlets. This book goes into the heart of the author as she writes on topics such as love, politics, justice, and God. Join her on the journey through this groundbreaking new book.
Travel North Black Girl
Author: Olivia Hill
Publisher: Woodneath Press (Mid-Continent Pub. Library)
ISBN: 9781942337263
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Travel North Black Girl is a story about a young woman's journey from growing up in the inner city of Kansas City to arriving in a remote native village in Alaska during the early eighties. The cultural impact of a foreign place and being a newlywed in an interracial marriage challenges her and who she will become. This book looks at the fears of growing into oneself and the triumphs of finding your own power. It addresses the complexity of race, gender, trauma, and child abuse and the powerful healing that the wilds of Alaska provide.
Publisher: Woodneath Press (Mid-Continent Pub. Library)
ISBN: 9781942337263
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Travel North Black Girl is a story about a young woman's journey from growing up in the inner city of Kansas City to arriving in a remote native village in Alaska during the early eighties. The cultural impact of a foreign place and being a newlywed in an interracial marriage challenges her and who she will become. This book looks at the fears of growing into oneself and the triumphs of finding your own power. It addresses the complexity of race, gender, trauma, and child abuse and the powerful healing that the wilds of Alaska provide.
The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God
Author: Bernard Shaw
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Shaw
Author: Gale K. Larson
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271023311
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Shaw, now in its twenty-third year, publishes general articles on Shaw and his milieu, reviews, notes, and the authoritative Continuing Checklist of Shaviana, the bibliography of Shaw studies.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271023311
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Shaw, now in its twenty-third year, publishes general articles on Shaw and his milieu, reviews, notes, and the authoritative Continuing Checklist of Shaviana, the bibliography of Shaw studies.
The Black Girl in Search of God
Author: Dan H. Laurence Collection
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Middle Passages and the Healing Place of History
Author: Elizabeth Brown-Guillory
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 0814210384
Category : African diaspora in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Middle Passages and the Healing Place of History: Migration and Identity in Black Women's Literature brings together a series of essays addressing black women's fragmented identities and quests for wholeness. The individual essays concern culturally specific experiences of blacks in select African countries, England, the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada. They examine identity struggles by establishing the Middle Passage as the first site of identity rupture and the subsequent break from cultural and historical moorings. In most cases, the authors themselves have migrated from their places of origin to new spaces that present challenges. Their narratives replicate the displacement engendered by their own experiences of living with the complexities of diasporic existence. Their female characters, many of whom participate in multiple border crossings, work to define themselves within a hostile environment. In nearly every essay, the female characters struggle against multiple yokes of oppression, giving voice to what it means to be black, female, poor, old, and alone. The subjects' migrations and journeys are analyzed as attempts to heal the "displacement," both physical and psychological, that results from dislocation and relocation from the homeland, imagined variously as Africa. This volume reveals that black women across the globe share a common ground fraught with struggles, but the narratives bear out that these women are not easily divided and that they stand upon each other's shoulders dispensing healing balms. Black women's history and herstory commingle; the trauma that ensued when Africans were loaded onto ships in chains continues to haunt black women, and men, too, wherever they find themselves in this present moment of the Diaspora.
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
ISBN: 0814210384
Category : African diaspora in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Middle Passages and the Healing Place of History: Migration and Identity in Black Women's Literature brings together a series of essays addressing black women's fragmented identities and quests for wholeness. The individual essays concern culturally specific experiences of blacks in select African countries, England, the Caribbean, the United States, and Canada. They examine identity struggles by establishing the Middle Passage as the first site of identity rupture and the subsequent break from cultural and historical moorings. In most cases, the authors themselves have migrated from their places of origin to new spaces that present challenges. Their narratives replicate the displacement engendered by their own experiences of living with the complexities of diasporic existence. Their female characters, many of whom participate in multiple border crossings, work to define themselves within a hostile environment. In nearly every essay, the female characters struggle against multiple yokes of oppression, giving voice to what it means to be black, female, poor, old, and alone. The subjects' migrations and journeys are analyzed as attempts to heal the "displacement," both physical and psychological, that results from dislocation and relocation from the homeland, imagined variously as Africa. This volume reveals that black women across the globe share a common ground fraught with struggles, but the narratives bear out that these women are not easily divided and that they stand upon each other's shoulders dispensing healing balms. Black women's history and herstory commingle; the trauma that ensued when Africans were loaded onto ships in chains continues to haunt black women, and men, too, wherever they find themselves in this present moment of the Diaspora.
The Black Girl in Search of God
Author: Dan H. Laurence Collection
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1
Book Description