NEW NON-FICTION FROM THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCECARL ALLEN News Book Reviewer
The 29th winner of theWomen’s Prize for Fictionhas been announced from theshortlist of six novelsand on the same evening the inaugural winner of theWomen’s Prize for Nonfictionfrom theshortlist of six books. 2024 Fiction Winner The Women’s Prize for Fiction was won by American author,V....
There are many books on Orishas, Ifa, and Lucumi, which emphasize their unique characteristics along with rituals and colors. However, this one from Tobe Melora Correal is a bit different; it focuses more on the essence of African spirituality. In the realm of African spirituality, no custom...
Posted inMiddle Grade Book Reviews,non fiction|TaggedJoan Marie Galat,Make your mark make a difference,Middle grade non fiction|Leave a comment EXCLUSION and the CHINESE AMERICAN STORY Posted onMarch 22, 2024byGreg Pattridge Not many of us know the history of Chinese people in America. EXCLUSI...
By this definition, Elgin Baylor—who as one of the first professional African-American players broke nearly every tradition in the sport—was every bit the artist. And Bryant uses her love of language to make his story leap off the page. In that vein, too, it seems fitting that Frank ...
From Folklore to Fiction: A Study of Folk Heroes and Rituals in the Black American Novel The complex and important relationship between African American folklore and African American literature is the focus of this thoughtful, well-written book. Many African American writers have drawn from folklore...
This book of essays by Maya Angelou, a respectable African-American poet, is written for “the daughter she never had” — the millions of women, both young and old, that she considers to be her “family”. From the viewpoint of a caring, older relative, this book contains lessons selec...
A Tour of the Subatomic Zoo, 9781563966170, 1563966174 , Fiction,Children and Youth books,Humanities, Art, Music,Natural-, Medical- , Computer Sciences, Technology,Social sciences, law, economics ,School and learning,Specialized book,T... C Schwarz - American Institute of Physics 被引量: 3发表...
We do not believe that we would be better people if we continued to read books that did not entice. Number still being read:2 Number of fiction books:19 Number of non-fiction books:34 Books to be re-read because they rank high on the awesome scale: ...
Achebe challenges western cultural imperialism in his argument that Heart of Darkness is a racist novel, which deprives its African characters of humanity The Uses of Enchantment by Bruno Bettelheim (1976) Bettelheim argues that the darkness of fairy tales offers a means for children to grapple wit...