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Ladataan... The book of Negroes (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2007; vuoden 2007 painos)Tekijä: Lawrence Hill
TeostiedotThe Book of Negroes (tekijä: Lawrence Hill) (2007)
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Five star books (153) Black Authors (100) Books Set in Canada (30) Favourite Books (1,186) Books Read in 2016 (4,486) My favourite books (94) 5 Best 5 Years (26) Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. ![]() ![]() Very good story about one person?s life in slave trade in the late 1700?s.Overview-Barnes & obleSomeone Knows My Name by Lawrence HillWinner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. "Wonderfully written...populated by vivid characters and rendered in fascinating detail." ¥Nancy Kline, New York Times Book ReviewKidnapped from Africa as a child, Aminata Diallo is enslaved in South Carolina but escapes during the chaos of the Revolutionary War. In Manhattan she becomes a scribe for the British, recording the names of blacks who have served the King and earned their freedom in Nova Scotia. But the hardship and prejudice of the new colony prompt her to follow her heart back to Africa, then on to London, where she bears witness to the injustices of slavery and its toll on her life and a whole people. It is a story that no listener, and no reader, will ever forget.Published in Canada as The Book of Negroes and the basis for the award-winning BET miniseries of the same name. This book represents all that historical fiction can and should be. Amazing storytelling, a strong and sympathetic protagonist, and a piece of history not broadly addressed. Someone Knows My Name is the story of Aminata, a woman sold into slavery as a young girl. It details her experiences both as a slave and personally. While I've certainly read quite a few books that focus on slavery in the southern United States, this book discusses the migration of slaves to Nova Scotia and ultimately back to Africa. It was this latter part of the book that was unique and very educational, but the storytelling is strong and compelling throughout. I listened to the audio version of this book, and I was riveted by the story of the main character's journey from freedom to slavery and beyond. Beyond that, listening to it caused me to think more deeply about the ways people justified the slave trade and about the ways they chose to participate in it or resist it.
With mature themes (e.g., a rape scene on the ship, descriptive killings, and sexual situations), this book is suited for older teens. Hill clearly researched multiple and sources to provide an accurate acount of Aminata's heroic journey and brings to life crucial world history. Teens who enjoyed Sharon Draper's Copper Sun will appreciate this page-turning novel. An unforgettable epic, seen through the eyes of a sharply realized, indomitable heroine. Unfortunately, [Hill's] didactic purpose gets the upper hand and overwhelms the story. Aminata is simply too noble to be believable, and other major characters are mainly symbolic. Nevertheless, Hill's fascinating source material makes this a good choice for book clubs and discussion groups. In depicting a woman who survives history's most trying conditions through force of intelligence and personality, Hill's book is a harrowing, breathtaking tour de force. Livet som slave: Velbalansert historisk fiksjon om slavehandelen og ondskapens banalitet Kuuluu näihin kustantajien sarjoihinGallimard, Folio (7202) Tähän on vastattu täällä:PalkinnotDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML:Aminata Diallo (“an amazing literary creation,” Literary Review of Canada) is the beguiling heroine of Lawrence Hill’s SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME. In it, Hill exquisitely imagines the tale of an eighteenth-century woman’s life, spanning six decades and three continents. The fascinating story that Hill tells is a work of the soul and the imagination. Aminata is a character who will stir listeners, from her kidnapping from Africa through her journeys back and forth across the ocean. Enslaved on a South Carolina plantation, Aminata works in the indigo fields and as a midwife. When she is bought by an entrepreneur from Charleston, she is torn from friends and family. The chaos of the Revolutionary War allows her to escape. In British-held Manhattan, she helps pen the Book of Negroes, a list of blacks rewarded for wartime service to the King with safe passage to Nova Scotia. During her travels in Canada, Sierra Leone, and England, Aminata strives for her freedom and that of her people–even when it comes at a price. In this captivating novel, Hill portrays one woman’s remarkable spirit and strength in the face of adversity, and he brings to life crucial and little-known chapters in world history. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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