Name: Oreo (New Directions Paperbook)
SKU: 48471558
Price: 324.00 ZAR
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Author: Ross, Fran ; Senna, Danzy ; Mullen, Harryette
ISBN: 9780811223225

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Author

Fran Ross

Introduction by

Danzy Senna

Epilogue by

Harryette Mullen

Publisher

New Directions Publishing Corporation

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1x13.7x1.8 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN13

9780811223225

Synopsis "Oreo (New Directions Paperbook)"

Oreo is raised by her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia. Her black mother tours with a theatrical troupe, and her Jewish deadbeat dad disappeared when she was an infant, leaving behind a mysterious note that triggers her quest to find him. What ensues is a playful, modernized parody of the classical odyssey of Theseus with a feminist twist, immersed in seventies pop culture, and mixing standard English, black vernacular, and Yiddish with wisecracking aplomb. Oreo, our young hero, navigates the labyrinth of sound studios and brothels and subway tunnels in Manhattan, seeking to claim her birthright while unwittingly experiencing and triggering a mythic journey of self-discovery like no other.

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