Corregidora by Gayl Jones
The blues singer Ursa is consumed by her hatred of Corregidora, the 19th-century slavemaster who fathered both her grandmother and mother. Made sterile in a violent fight with her husband Mutt, Ursa Corregidora is determined to seek revenge for the crimes of violent men. Her search for independence is stark and shocking. Gayl Jones was shortlisted for the 1998 National Book Award for her novel, The Healing. Corregidora, her first book, is a classic of American fiction and heralds her place among the generation of Black American women writers which includes Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou and Alice Walker.
Corregidora is a poem to black men and womenIt is an ode, howbeit painful, to all the participants in the American Experience -- Maya Angelou ?Corregidora is the most brutally honest and painful revelation of what has occurred, and is occurring * in the souls of Black men and women...It dares to confront the absolute terror which lives at the heart of love *
James Baldwin 'The sexual writing - and this is a book with virtually no other subject than sex - is a model of grace and taste * New York Times *
James Baldwin 'The sexual writing - and this is a book with virtually no other subject than sex - is a model of grace and taste * New York Times *
Gayl Jones was born in Kentucky in 1949. Her novel The Healing was shortlisted for the 1998 National Book Award. She is also the author of Eva's Man, The White Rat: Short Stories, and numerous other works which include plays and poetry.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852427221 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852427221 |
| Title | Corregidora |
| Author | Gayl Jones |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-07-20 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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