Praisesong for the Widow: (Of the Diaspora – North America) (Of the Diaspora, 2) Hardcover – April 20, 2021 by Paule Marshall, Erica Vital-Lazare , Opal Palmer Adisa
HARDCOVER
[264 pages]
PUB: April 20, 2021
Description
Featuring a new original introduction by Opal Palmer Adisa
Avey Johnson–a Black, middle-aged, middle-class widow given to hats, gloves, and pearls–has long since put behind her the Harlem of her childhood. Then on a cruise to the Caribbean with two friends, inspired by a troubling dream, she senses her life beginning to unravel–and in a panic packs her bag in the middle of the night and abandons her friends at the next port of call. The unexpected and beautiful adventure that follows provides Avey with the links to the culture and history she has so long disavowed. Originally published in 1983, Praisesong for the Widow was a recipient of the Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award, and is presented here in a beautiful new hardcover edition as the second title in McSweeney’s Of the Diaspora series.
Product details
- Publisher : McSweeney’s Publishing (April 20, 2021)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 264 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1952119049
- ISBN-13 : 978-1952119040
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