Comedy, American style /
Comedy: American Style (1933), Fauset's fourth and last published novel, is the tragic story of how color prejudice and racial self-hatred result in the destruction of a family. The work is filled with vivid characters: Olivia Cary, whose mania in passing for white poisons her relationships wit...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
G.K. Hall,
1994
New York : London : G.K. Hall ; Prentice Hall International, 1994 |
| Series: | African-American women writers, 1910-1940
African-American women writers, 1910-1940 |
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| Summary: | Comedy: American Style (1933), Fauset's fourth and last published novel, is the tragic story of how color prejudice and racial self-hatred result in the destruction of a family. The work is filled with vivid characters: Olivia Cary, whose mania in passing for white poisons her relationships with those closest to her; her daughter, Teresa, compelled by her mother to make choices that ruin her life; Phebe Grant, a woman of integrity who refuses to deny her race; and Oliver Cary, rejected by a mother unable to accept the color of his skin and her own heritage. A novel that received mixed reviews on its original publication, Comedy: American Style raises compelling and disturbing themes |
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| Physical Description: | xxxv, 327 p. ; 23 cm xxxv, 327 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0816116288 9780816116287 |