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Author:

Colvin, Jeffrey, author.

Title:

Africaville : a novel / by Jeffrey Colvin.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Amistadan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

371 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Slaves--Fiction.
African Americans--History--History--20th century--Fiction.
Blacks--Canada--Fiction.
Blacks--United States--Fiction.
Race relations--Fiction.
Passing (Identity)--Fiction.
Families--Fiction.
Nova Scotia--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Epic fiction.

Summary:

"Set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, [the novel] depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate. Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family--Kath Ella, her son Omar/Etienne, and her grandson Warner--whose lives unfold against the tumultuous events of the twentieth century from the Great Depression of the 1930s, through the social protests of the 1960s to the economic upheavals in the 1980s. A century earlier, Kath Ella's ancestors established a new home in Nova Scotia. Like her ancestors, Kath Ella's life is shaped by hardship--she struggles to conceive and to provide for her family during the long, bitter Canadian winters. She must also contend with the locals' lingering suspicions about the dark-skinned "outsiders" who live in their midst. Kath Ella's fierce love for her son, Omar, cannot help her overcome the racial prejudices that linger in this remote, tight-knit place. As he grows up, the rebellious Omar refutes the past and decides to break from the family, threatening to upend all that Kath Ella and her people have tried to build. Over the decades, each successive generation drifts further from Africaville, yet they take a piece of this indelible place with them as they make their way to Montreal, Vermont, and beyond, to the deep South of America. As it explores notions of identity, passing, cross-racial relationships, the importance of place, and the meaning of home, Africaville tells the larger story of the black experience in parts of Canada and the United States"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0062913727
9780062913722

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1089971325

LCCN:

2019017430

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

DYPD423 -- Eldora Public Library (Eldora)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)

FMPC224 -- Guttenberg Public Library (Guttenberg)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars)

JZPB162 -- Lowden Public Library (Lowden)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GVPC501 -- Monroe Public Library (Monroe)

CYPF706 -- Musser Public Library (Muscatine)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

XZPB787 -- Walnut Public Library (Walnut)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)