Racines (Poche)
Format: Poche
ISBN:
9782290053935 (2290053937)
Publish date: October 12th 1999
Publisher: J'ai lu
Pages no: 750
Edition language: French
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
African American,
Race
The concept of this book is ambitious, and intriguing. There are both advantages and disadvantages of this narrow approach to telling black America's history—what it lacks in breadth, it makes up for in depth. And vice-versa, it must be said. The conditions of slavery described here seem—to my imper...
The teenage self who first read this book would have given it five stars without hesitation. The conception is brilliant. I don't think there's a better way to really absorb history, and really inspire people to dig deeper, than what this purported to do. To really have you come face to face with hi...
Just fantastic. Incredibly researched and so well written.
Just fantastic. Incredibly researched and so well written.
I tried to watch the tv movie and it was not good. I think it was severely outdated for one thing.
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