Search Results
Showing Item 2 of 2
Africaville : a novel
Book
First edition.
"A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate. Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family--Kath Ella, her son Omar/Etienne, and her grandson Warner--whose lives unfold against the tumultuous events of the twentieth century from the Great Depression of the 1930s, through the social protests of the 1960s to the economic upheavals in the 1980s. A century earlier, Kath Ella's ancestors established a new home in Nova Scotia. Like her ancestors, Kath Ella's life is shaped by hardship--she strugglesto conceive and to provide for her family during the long, bitter Canadian winters. She must also contend with the locals' lingering suspicions about the dark-skinned "outsiders" who live in their midst. Kath Ella's fierce love for her son, Omar, cannothelp her overcome the racial prejudices that linger in this remote, tight-knit place. As he grows up, the rebellious Omar refutes the past and decides to break from the family, threatening to upend all that Kath Ella and her people have tried to build. Over the decades, each successive generation drifts further from Africaville, yet they take a piece of this indelible place with them as they make their way to Montreal, Vermont, and beyond, to the deep South of America. As it explores notions of identity,passing, cross-racial relationships, the importance of place, and the meaning of home, Africaville tells the larger story of the black experience in parts of Canada and the United States. Vibrant and lyrical, filled with colorful details, and told in a powerful, haunting voice, this extraordinary novel--as atmospheric and steeped in history as The Known World, Barracoon, The Underground Railroad, and The Twelve Tribes of Hattie--is a landmark work from a sure-to-be major literary talent"--
Available copies
- 21 of 21 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
0 current holds with 21 total copies.View other formats and editions
| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronxville Public Library | FICTION COLVIN (Text) Fiction |
31004151694317 |
Available - |
| Chappaqua Library | FICTION COLVIN (Text) Fiction |
31005500422045 |
Available - |
| Croton Free Library | FICTION/COLVIN (Text) Fiction |
31006151758406 |
Available - |
| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION COLVIN (Text) Fiction |
31008152433054 |
Available - |
| Harrison Public Library | COLVIN, J. (Text) Fiction |
31010300205194 |
Available - |
| Larchmont Public Library | COLVIN (Text) Fiction |
31014152845842 |
Available - |
| Lewisboro Library | FICTION COLVIN (Text) Fiction |
31032151382757 |
Available - |
| Mamaroneck Public Library District | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31015152562931 |
Available - |
| Mount Pleasant Public Library | FIC COLVIN (Text) Fiction |
31024153595544 |
Available - |
| Mount Vernon Public Library | FICTION COLVIN (Text) Fiction |
31018155338853 |
Available - |
| Next 10 » | |||
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062913722 (HRD)
- ISBN: 0062913727 (HRD)
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Amistad, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Summary, etc.: |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Enslaved persons > Fiction African Americans > Migrations > History > 20th century > Fiction. FICTION / African American / Historical. FICTION / Sagas. FICTION / Family Life. |
Search Results
Showing Item 2 of 2