Bread Out of Stone
Recollections on Sex, Recognitions, Race, Dreaming and Politics
Dionne Brand
The history and experience of Toronto’s Black community are illuminated in essays charting the differing issues and politics confronting white and Black immigrant groups, the growth of the Black consciousness movement, and the coming of age and the inner lives of a new generation of Blacks in the city.
And she examines her personal history, further exploring her themes as she journeys home to Trinidad, tells of being turned down for a job, describes becoming a leftist, reviews her influences as a poet, and considers the process of filmmaking as a metaphor for the way each of us makes decisions about what we will – and will not – see.
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ISBN | 9780735279650 |
Genre | Black Interest; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences; Canadian Eh |
Publication Date | 08-Oct-19 |
Publisher | Vintage Books Canada |
No. of Pages | 208 |
Language | English |
Rating | NotRated |
BookID | 1490 |