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Indlæser... The Color of Water (original 1995; udgave 2006)af James McBride (Forfatter)
Work InformationSom vandets farve : en sort mands hyldest til sin hvide mor af James McBride (1995)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I think this one deserves a reread from me, just to take it all in. ( ) Ruth McBride Jordan was a fierce woman. She was born a Polish Jew, emigrated to the US, and changed her name 2x to disassociate herself from her past. She also fell in love with, and married 2 black men, which caused her to be shunned by her family. Along with her husband, Dennis McBride, she had 8 children, converted to Christianity, and began a church. She then married Hunter Jordan, and had more children. All her children grew to be successful. This is an amazing story told by her son, James, and is interspersed with Ruth telling her life story to him, while he weaves the tales into his own life. I loved it. I thought it was remarkable the way Ruth forged her own path, and although naive at times, was able to make it through. Moving story. This book is essentially two memoirs in one - both the author's and his mother's. Some very sad moments, as well as funny stories, are recounted. I found it really interesting how scared McBride was for his white mother's safety, when he was growing up. The ending was a little anticlimactic and disappointing, though I can't quite put my finger on the reason for that. There was some profanity and a couple of vulgar comments that I really wish had been edited out.
Wie fatal die entschlossene Weigerung dieser Frau, irgend etwas anderes zu sein als sie selbst, sich auf die nächste Generation überträgt, macht den Leser schier atemlos. Wie erfolgreich sie und ihre Kinder andererseits Teil des amerikanischen Traumes werden, nicht minder. James McBride liefert mit seinem Debut nicht nur eine Familiengeschichte ab, sondern ebenso ein Sittenbild des amerikanischen Südens der 40er Jahre und New Yorks in der Mitte dieses Jahrhunderts. Und dieses Bild ist alles andere als schwarzweiß. Tilhører ForlagsserienKnaur Taschenbuch (61278) Indeholder elevguideHæderspriserNotable Lists
James McBride fortæller sin mors Ruth McBride Jordan (f. 1921) livshistorie i vekslen med tilbageblik på sin egen barndom. Moderen kommer fra Polen til USA som to-årig. Hendes far, der er jødisk rabbiner, misbruger hende seksuelt og som voksen bryder hun med familien, flytter til New York, gifter sig med en sort præst og får 12 børn. No library descriptions found. |
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