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This Child's Gonna Live

This Child's Gonna Live

Wright, Sarah E.
Davis, Thulani

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Series: Contemporary Classics by Women

Literary Fiction

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ISBN10: 1558613978
ISBN13: 9781558613973
Publisher: Feminist Press
Published: May 1 2002
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.75
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
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.

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