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Author : Sinclair Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 13,76 MB
Release : 2023-11-23
Category : Fiction
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Neil Kingsblood is a white middle-class man who discovers, while researching his family background, that he is directly descended from an African adventurer on the American frontier. Through various machinations, Kingsblood loses his banking job and takes a lesser one. He begins to be treated differently by former acquaintances, despite the lack of visible black African ancestry. He is forced to choose between continuing what he has come to see as a hollow existence in the white community and taking on the oppressed minority status of the black community. After Kingsblood tells several white friends about his newfound ancestry, the news quickly spreads, and he finds that acquaintances change their behavior toward him. He engages in a quixotic struggle against the racism newly apparent but widespread in his community.

Author : Sinclair Lewis
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 20,38 MB
Release : 2023-10-01
Category : Fiction
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Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis: A Thought-Provoking Examination of Race and Identity: "Kingsblood Royal" by Sinclair Lewis is a thought-provoking novel that follows the journey of Neil Kingsblood, a white man who discovers that he has African American ancestry. The book explores issues of race, identity, and the deep-rooted prejudices that exist within society. Key Aspects of the Book "Kingsblood Royal": Racial Identity and Prejudice: "Kingsblood Royal" delves into the complexities of racial identity and the prejudice faced by individuals who do not fit neatly into societal categories. Social Critique: The novel offers a critique of racism and the hypocrisies of a society that upholds racial hierarchies, challenging readers to confront their own biases and assumptions. Personal Awakening: The book follows Neil Kingsblood's personal journey of self-discovery and his awakening to the systemic injustices and discrimination faced by marginalized communities. Sinclair Lewis, born as Harry Sinclair Lewis in 1885 and passing away in 1951, was an American novelist and playwright. He was the first American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in 1930. Lewis is known for his satirical and critical portrayals of American society, tackling issues such as capitalism, conformity, and social inequalities.

Author : Eleanor Herman
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1760376523

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Weaving the fantasy appeal of Game of Thrones with the shocking details of real history, New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings Eleanor Herman reimagines the greatest emperor the world has ever known, Alexander the Great, in book one of the Blood of Gods and Royals series. Imagine a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains and evil stirs beyond the edges of the map. A time when cities burn and, in their ashes, empires rise. Alexander, Macedon's sixteen-year-old heir, is on the brink of discovering his fated role in conquering the known world, but finds himself drawn to a newcomer... Katerina must navigate the dark secrets of court life while keeping her own mission hidden: kill the queen. But she doesn't account for her first love... Jacob will go to unthinkable lengths to win Katerina, even if it means competing with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered by the prince. And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and Alexander's unmet fiancée, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed and deadly Spirit Eaters.

Author : Daniel Abraham
Publisher : Orbit
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 19,5 MB
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316202797

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War and madness cast shadows over the lands dragons once ruled. Geder Palliako's star is rising. He is a hero of Antea, protector to the crown prince, and darling of the court. But storms from his past are gathering, and with them, a war that will change everything. Cithrin bel Sarcour founded a powerful bank on stolen wealth, forged papers, and ready blades. Now every move she makes is observed, recorded, and controlled. Unless Cithrin can free herself from her gilded cage, the life she made will be for naught; war may provide just the opportunity she needs. An apostate priest sees the hidden hand behind all: a long-buried secret of the dragon empire threatens everything humanity has built. An age of madness and death approaches, with only a few doomed heroes to stand in its way. For more from Daniel Abraham, check out: The Dagger and the Coin The Dragon's Path The King's Blood The Tyrant's Law The Widow's House The Spider's War

Author : Laura Browder
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 32,60 MB
Release : 2003-06-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0807860603

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In the 1920s, black janitor Sylvester Long reinvented himself as Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, and Elizabeth Stern, the native-born daughter of a German Lutheran and a Welsh Baptist, authored the immigrant's narrative I Am a Woman--and a Jew; in the 1990s, Asa Carter, George Wallace's former speechwriter, produced the fake Cherokee autobiography, The Education of Little Tree. While striking, these examples of what Laura Browder calls ethnic impersonator autobiographies are by no means singular. Over the past 150 years, a number of American authors have left behind unwanted identities by writing themselves into new ethnicities. Significantly, notes Browder, these ersatz autobiographies have tended to appear at flashpoints in American history: in the decades before the Civil War, when immigration laws and laws regarding Native Americans were changing in the 1920s, and during the civil rights era, for example. Examining the creation and reception of such works from the 1830s through the 1990s--against a background ranging from the abolition movement and Wild West shows to more recent controversies surrounding blackface performance and jazz music--Browder uncovers their surprising influence in shaping American notions of identity.

Author : Sinclair Lewis
Publisher : First Avenue Editions TM
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 32,56 MB
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1728468884

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Carol Milford dreams of living in a small, rural town. But Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, isn't the paradise she'd imagined. First published in 1920, this unabridged edition of the Sinclair Lewis novel is an American classic, considered by many to be his most noteworthy and lasting work. As a work of social satire, this complex and compelling look at small-town America in the early 20th century has earned its place among the classics.

Author : Sinclair Lewis
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 20,38 MB
Release : 2017-10-12
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ISBN : 9781978176478

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A neglected tour de force by the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Kingsblood Royal is a stirring & wickedly funny portrait of a man who resigns from the white race. When Neil Kingsblood a typical middle-American banker with a comfortable life makes the shocking discovery that he has African-American blood, the odyssey that ensues creates an unforgettable portrayal of two Americas, one black, one white. As timely as when it was first published in 1947, one need only open today's newspaper to see the same issues passionately being discussed between blacks & whites that we find in Kingsblood Royal, says Charles Johnson. Perhaps only now can we fully appreciate Sinclair Lewis's astonishing achievement.