Read The Flagellants - Books Library

The Flagellants

Carlene Hatcher Polite

4.9/5 (14714 ratings)

Description:This extraordinary first novel is a brilliant, detailed record of a stormy relationship written in a unique, concrete language that takes on an independent, stylized life of its own.A lyrical and evocative novel that tells the story of the stormy and fragmented relationship between Jimson, an aspiring black poet concerned with Afro-American cultural history, and ideal, a young black woman whose roots are in Black Bottom, USA .-Jimson and Ideal meet in Greenwich Village and fall in love, but theirs is a tempestuous affair as they struggle to get beyond the roles a racially oppressive society has forced upon them. The result is a painful and moving exploration of the relations between men and women."A complex, scathing and often brilliant depiction of the disintegration of a black couple's relationship. ... The Flagellants portrays a modern-day love affair gone sour--both Ideal and Jimson are presented with equal care and depth."--Mel Watkins, New York Times Book Review"[Jimson and Ideal] brilliantly and bitterly tear off layer after layer of rationalization and myth.... It is rare in fiction for characters to possess complete awareness of their situation. That is what happens here. ... Novels so ambitious almost always fail.. . The Flagellants succeeds."--Roger Ebert, The American Scholar"Polite is not a blend of influences; she is. As a writer, she is immediately, irruptively, lyrically herself. As with most good writers, her writing has a life of its own, a life within the larger life of the work for which it is employed. ... The Flagellants does not attempt to define reality, psychical or political or social or 'real.' It is an attempt genuinely to exist, to be reality--a task more difficult for the novel every day. ... But this book is art, not argument. Everything in it grows from its texture. Its language is acutely sensory or vaultingly rhapsodic."--Stanley Kauffmann, The New RepublicWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Flagellants. To get started finding The Flagellants, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0374526567

Description: This extraordinary first novel is a brilliant, detailed record of a stormy relationship written in a unique, concrete language that takes on an independent, stylized life of its own.A lyrical and evocative novel that tells the story of the stormy and fragmented relationship between Jimson, an aspiring black poet concerned with Afro-American cultural history, and ideal, a young black woman whose roots are in Black Bottom, USA .-Jimson and Ideal meet in Greenwich Village and fall in love, but theirs is a tempestuous affair as they struggle to get beyond the roles a racially oppressive society has forced upon them. The result is a painful and moving exploration of the relations between men and women."A complex, scathing and often brilliant depiction of the disintegration of a black couple's relationship. ... The Flagellants portrays a modern-day love affair gone sour--both Ideal and Jimson are presented with equal care and depth."--Mel Watkins, New York Times Book Review"[Jimson and Ideal] brilliantly and bitterly tear off layer after layer of rationalization and myth.... It is rare in fiction for characters to possess complete awareness of their situation. That is what happens here. ... Novels so ambitious almost always fail.. . The Flagellants succeeds."--Roger Ebert, The American Scholar"Polite is not a blend of influences; she is. As a writer, she is immediately, irruptively, lyrically herself. As with most good writers, her writing has a life of its own, a life within the larger life of the work for which it is employed. ... The Flagellants does not attempt to define reality, psychical or political or social or 'real.' It is an attempt genuinely to exist, to be reality--a task more difficult for the novel every day. ... But this book is art, not argument. Everything in it grows from its texture. Its language is acutely sensory or vaultingly rhapsodic."--Stanley Kauffmann, The New RepublicWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Flagellants. To get started finding The Flagellants, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Flagellants

The Flagellants

More Books

The Flagellants (Black Women Writers Series) by Carlene Hatcher Polite (1-Jan-1988) Paperback

The Flagellants (Black Women Writers Series) by Carlene Hatcher Polite (1-Jan-1988) Paperback

Sister X and the Victims of Foul Play ...

Sister X and the Victims of Foul Play ...

Les flagellants traduit de l'américain par Pierre Alien

Les flagellants traduit de l'américain par Pierre Alien

Les flagellants

Les flagellants

I flagellanti.

I flagellanti.