Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins

Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins

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A rediscovered classic set-in the Civil Rights era. 'From the first page you know you're in the hands of an exceptional writer ... I adored this book.' - Zadie Smith

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Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins

It is the long, hot summer of 1963 and New York is filled with lovers, dreamers and protestors. Young African-American women grow out their hair and discover the taste of new freedoms. Young men, white and black, travel south to fight against segregation, praying for a society in which love is colour-free. Written in the late 1960s and early 1970s but overlooked in Kathleen Collins's lifetime, these stories mark the debut of a masterful writer whose electrifying voice was almost lost to history.
Born in New Jersey in 1942, Kathleen Collins was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement who went on to carve out a career for herself as a playwright and filmmaker during a time when black women were rarely seen in those roles. Though she is now considered a pioneer, Collins's work was overlooked and forgotten till 2015 when her film Losing Ground premiered at the Lincoln Center as part of a series on African-American filmmakers, and was hailed as a masterpiece. She died in 1988, aged just 46.
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ISBN 13 9781783783410
ISBN 10 1783783419
Title Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
Author Kathleen Collins
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 2018-02-01
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.