Rosa Guy (1922–2012)
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Rosa Guy was born Rosa Cuthbert in Diego Martin, Trinidad on September 1, 1922. When she was 7, she and her older sister joined their parents in New York City. By the time she was 14, both of her parents had died. Before becoming an author, she studied acting at the American Negro Theater. She was näytä lisää among the founders of the Harlem Writers Guild in 1950. Her first book, Bird at My Window, was published in 1966. She wrote books for both young adults and adults. Her young adult books include The Friends, Ruby, and Edith Jackson. Her books for adults include A Measure of Time, Children of Longing, and My Love, My Love: Or, The Peasant Girl, which was made into a musical entitled Once on This Island. She died of cancer on June 3, 2012 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Die Spur führt nach Harlem 1 kappale
Associated Works
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Avustaja — 159 kappaletta
Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction (2002) — Avustaja — 121 kappaletta
Calling the Wind: Twentieth Century African-American Short Stories (1992) — Avustaja — 100 kappaletta
Her True-True Name : an anthology of women's writing from the Caribbean (1989) — Avustaja — 43 kappaletta
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Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Guy, Rosa Cuthbert
- Syntymäaika
- 1922-09-01
- Kuolinaika
- 2012-06-03
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- Trinidad and Tobago
USA - Syntymäpaikka
- Trinidad
- Kuolinpaikka
- New York, New York, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Harlem, New York, USA
- Koulutus
- New York University
- Ammatit
- novelist
editor - Organisaatiot
- Harlem Writer's Guild
American Negro Theater - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Coretta Scott King Award, The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year citation, the American Library Association’s Best Book Award
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Told from the perspective of Phyllisia Cathy, a young girl in middle school who has recently emigrated to Harlem from The Island (unsure of which Caribbean Island they are from originally) in the 1970s, we see Phyllisia struggle to navigate this new, and at times, violent environment. She's bullied mercilessly by her classmates and teacher, fights with her sister and father, and struggles feel the same bond with her mother they shared on The Island, but hesitantly forms a friendship with Edith, a girl that Phyllisia has some shame admitting is her friend. Family issues from both Phyllisia's family and Edith's family pull them apart, but as all true friends seem to do, they find their way back to each other.
I had a hard time finding Phyllisia to be a sympathetic character through most of the book. However, she does redeem herself in the end. If you're struggling with that as I was, I encourage you to continue reading. The resolution was incredibly bittersweet but satisfying.
I think something else to note is the language and some situations used in the story are from a different time, a different era. I think some young readers (this was picked out of a middle school library by one of my students) may struggle with understanding some of the circumstances and motivations behind the characters actions. However bullying, neglect, racism, classism, these are all sadly timeless issues, and some young readers may be able to identify with these battles themselves.
After some research, it appears The Friends is the first in a set of a trio of books, all in this same world, but each focusing on a different girl's perspective: Phyllisia, Edith, and Phyllisia's sister, Ruby. These books don't seem to have been published recently, so if you're interested in reading any of them, you may need to look for second hand book sellers, though I was able to find copies through Amazon.… (lisätietoja)