Claude McKay
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Français
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C'est le "brusque dégoût de lui-même" qui pousse Lafala, un docker ouest-africain, à abandonner Marseille après avoir été dépouillé de tout son argent et de ses illusions par la belle Aslima. Embarqué clandestinement sur un paquebot et enfermé dans des latrines pendant la traversée de l'Atlantique, il est amputé de ses deux jambes à son arrivée aux États-Unis. Remettant son sort entre les mains d'un avocat douteux, Lafala empoche une...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Buried in the archive for almost ninety years, Claude McKay's Romance in Marseille traces the adventures of a rowdy troupe of dockworkers, prostitutes, and political organizers--collectively straight and queer, disabled and able-bodied, African, European, Caribbean, and American. Set largely in the culture-blending Vieux Port of Marseille at the height of the Jazz Age, the novel takes flight along with Lafala, an acutely disabled but abruptly wealthy...
Author
Pub. Date
1969.
Language
English
Description
A Long Way from Home is a novel by Claude McKay, a Jamaican-American writer and poet. Published in 1937, the book is set in the early 20th century and follows the experiences of its protagonist, a black man named Jean-Jacques "Jake" Delaney, as he embarks on a journey of self-discovery and cultural exploration. The novel begins with Jake leaving his native Jamaica to seek opportunities in the United States. He arrives in the bustling city of New York...
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