Maud Martha (Faber Editions)
'I loved it and want everyone to read this lost literary treasure.' Bernardine Evaristo
- Format: Pocket
- Antall sider: 144
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- Serienavn: Faber Editions
- EAN: 9780571373253
- Utgivelsesår: 2022
- Bidragsyter: Brooks, Gwendolyn
''Such a wonderful book. Utterly unique, exquisitely crafted and quietly powerful. I loved it and want everyone to read this lost literary treasure.'' Bernardine Evaristo
''Maud Martha finds beauty in the brutal formative moments that make us. It is one of my favorite depictions of how a woman comes to trust her eyes.'' Raven Leilani
''The quotidian rises to an exquisite portraiture of black womanhood in the hands of one of America''s most foundational writers.'' Claudia Rankine
''Maud Martha reveals the poetry, power and splendor of an ordinary life.'' Tayari Jones
''Incredible ... She is a quietly radical seer, she is literature itself, a person in the world. It¿s a rare kind of perfect!'' Max Porter
What, what, am I to do with all of this life?
Maud Martha Brown is a little girl growing up on the South Side of 1940s Chicago. Amidst the crumbling taverns and overgrown yards, she dreams: of New York,