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It was a book they remembered and treasured forever. The black girl's final consolations were ones that appealed to my grand-parents, and would appeal to most of us. By the way, the heroine had to be a black girl as the white population had been exposed to the Bible for so long that a white girl would have lacked the objectivity of the black girl
- Hardcover
- George Bernard Shaw
Description. From Governor General's Literary Award–winning playwright Djanet Sears comes a beautiful and deeply moving story set in present-day Negro Creek, a two-hundred-year-old black community in Western Ontario. Rainey Baldwin-Jackson, a country doctor, struggles to come to terms with the loss of her daughter, the disintegration of her ...
30 de abr. de 2010 · So controversial was Black Girl when it first appeared in 1932 that it provoked public outcry with Shaw decried as a blasphemer. Today, it remains a surprisingly irreverent depiction of the universal search for God. Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth.
- Paperback
- George Bernard Shaw
Kindle $10.99. So controversial was Adventures of the Black Girl in her search for God when it first appeared in 1932 that it provoked public outcry with Shaw decried as a blasphemer. Today, it remains a surprisingly irreverent depiction of the universal search for God. Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an ...
First edition of The Adventures Of The Black Girl In Her Search For God by George Bernard Shaw in the original publisher's paper covered boards.The first impression with no later impression stated.Densely illustrated throughout the text with illustrations by John Farleigh.The satirical allegory relates to a Black girl who converts to Christianity and attempts to seek out and speak to God.The ...
Description: Constable & Company Limited: London, 1932. First edition of George Bernard Shaw's short story collection, including the satirical allegorical title story: The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, designed and illustrated with engravings by John Farleigh.
Dissatisfied with the teachings of respectable white missionaries, an African girl embarks upon her own quest for God and Truth. Journeying through the forest, she encounters various religious figures, each one seeking to convert her to their own brand of faith. --From publisher's description.
