Africaville : a novel
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Miles, Robin, narrator.
Published
[New York] : HarperCollins, [2019].
ISBN
9781094024752, 1094024759, 9781094024769, 1094024767, 9780062957641, 0062957643
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Chicago Ridge Public Library - Stacks | CD FIC COL | On Shelf |
Grande Prairie Public Library District - Stacks | BO-CD FIC COL | On Shelf |
Homewood Public Library District - Stacks | CD BOOK COLVIN | On Shelf |
Warrenville Public Library District - Adult Books on CD | CDBK F COLVIN, JEFFREY | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : HarperCollins, [2019].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
10 audio discs (12 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781094024752, 1094024759, 9781094024769, 1094024767, 9780062957641, 0062957643
Notes
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Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Performed by Robin Miles.
Description
"Structured as a triptych, [this] 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 [as] she struggles to conceive and 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, [it] tells the larger story of the black experience in parts of Canada and the United States"--,Provided by publisher.
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AUDIOBOOK CD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Colvin, J., & Miles, R. (2019). Africaville: a novel (Unabridged.). HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Colvin, Jeffrey and Robin, Miles. 2019. Africaville: A Novel. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Colvin, Jeffrey and Robin, Miles. Africaville: A Novel HarperCollins, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Colvin, Jeffrey, and Robin Miles. Africaville: A Novel Unabridged., HarperCollins, 2019.
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