Hanging By Her Teeth by Bonnie Greer
A Black American woman travels through the United States and Europe in search of her lost father. In the letters she writes to him she remembers her strict Catholic childhood in Chicago, her move to bohemian New York, and her bewilderment at growing up. When she discovers Degas? painting of a young mulatto circus performer hanging by her teeth at the top of a circus tent, she makes the performer, ?Miss La La?, the symbol of her life. An elegant reflection on ?home? and ?belonging?, Hanging by Her Teeth rejects the simplifictions of ?roots? and celebrates a tradition of Black American writers who went to Europe to find themselves. It is the first novel of an outstanding new voice in American fiction.
?Writing with sharpness, wit and poignancy, Bonnie Greer gathers the sequestered memories behind one Black woman's bitter-sweet blues? Margaret Busby ?An intimate portrait of a confused and restless child of the blues, forever adrift, floating in the sea of her past? New York Times Book Review ?Reminiscent of the works of Toni Morrison? LA. Reader
Bonnie Greer was born in Chicago. A writer, teacher, critic and broadcaster, she now lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852421854 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852421851 |
| Title | Hanging By Her Teeth |
| Author | Bonnie Greer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1994-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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