| This Child's Gonna Live Contributor(s): Wright, Sarah E. (Author), Davis, Thulani (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1558613978 ISBN-13: 9781558613973 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: Sarah Wright's searing yet lyrical story of a Southern black woman's life during the depression-a period seldom accounted for in African-American literature- is as compelling as her protagonist's insistence that "this child's gonna live." In this lost literary masterpiece by a seminal figure in the Black Arts movement, a husband and wife struggle amidst the poverty of Maryland's Eastern Shore during the 1930s. "Saturated in harsh beauty," declares Tillie Olsen, "this book has been and still is for me one of the most important and indispensable books published in my lifetime." Sarah E. Wright, novelist and poet, is former vice president of the Harlem Writers Guild and is coauthor of "Give Me a Child," She lives in New York City. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002020656 |
| Series: Contemporary Classics by Women (Feminist Press) |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.53" (0.70 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Sarah Wright's triumph in this novel is a celebration of life over death. It is, in every respect, an impressive achievement."--The New York Times, 1969 "Often compared to the work of Zora Neale Hurston, the novel was unusual in its exploration of the black experience from a woman's perspective, anticipating fiction by writers like Toni Morrison and Alice Walker."--The New York Times, 2009 Originally published in 1969 to broad critical acclaim, This Child's Gonna Live is an unsurpassed testament to human endurance in the face of poverty, racism, and despair. Set in a fishing village on Maryland's Eastern Shore in the 1930s, this story has as its main character the unforgettable Mariah Upshur, a hard-working, sensual, resilient woman, full of hope, and determination despite living in a society that conspires to keep her down. In her mind, she carries on a conversation with Jesus, who, like Mariah herself, is passionate and compassionate, at times funny and resolutely resilient to fatalism. Often compared to Zora Neale Hurston for her lyrical and sure-handed use of local dialect, Wright, like Hurston, powerfully depicts the predicament of poor African American women, who confront the multiple oppressions of class, race, and gender. |