Michelle Cliff (1946–2016)
Auteur de No Telephone to Heaven
A propos de l'auteur
Michelle Carla Cliff was born in Kingston, Jamaica on November 2, 1946. She received a bachelor's degree in European history from Wagner College in 1969. She briefly worked as a researcher at Time-Life Books and as a production editor at W. W. Norton. At the University of London, she studied art at afficher plus the Warburg Institute and received a master of philosophy degree in 1974 after writing a thesis on the Italian Renaissance. She returned to Norton and worked as a production editor for books on history, women's studies, and politics. Her first book, Claiming an Identity They Taught Me to Despise, was published in 1980. Her other books included The Land of Look Behind: Prose and Poetry, The Store of a Million Items, and If I Could Write This in Fire. Her first novel, Abeng, was published in 1984. Her other novels include No Telephone to Heaven, Free Enterprise: A Novel of Mary Ellen Pleasant, and Into the Interior. She died from liver failure on June 12, 2016 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Michelle Cliff
Sinister Wisdom 22/23: A Gathering of Spirit: North American Indian Women's Issue (1983) — Directeur de publication — 19 exemplaires
Cliff, Michelle Archive 2 exemplaires
Sinister Wisdom — Directeur de publication — 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient… (1992) — Contributeur — 159 exemplaires
The Graywolf Annual Five: Multi-Cultural Literacy (Graywolf Annual) (1988) — Contributeur — 131 exemplaires
Women on Women 2: An Anthology of American Lesbian Short Fiction (1993) — Contributeur — 126 exemplaires
Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction (2002) — Contributeur — 121 exemplaires
Women on Women 3: A New Anthology of American Lesbian Fiction (1996) — Contributeur — 108 exemplaires
Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles (2008) — Contributeur — 50 exemplaires
Her True-True Name : an anthology of women's writing from the Caribbean (1989) — Contributeur — 43 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1946-11-02
- Date de décès
- 2016-06-12
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Jamaica
USA - Pays (pour la carte)
- Jamaica
- Lieu de naissance
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Cause du décès
- liver failure
- Lieux de résidence
- Santa Cruz, California, USA
New York, New York, USA - Études
- Wagner College
Warburg Institute - Professions
- professor
author - Relations
- Rich, Adrienne (partner)
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- Œuvres
- 21
- Aussi par
- 17
- Membres
- 993
- Popularité
- #25,942
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 39
- Langues
- 1
- Favoris
- 3
The book is structured in disjointed narratives. Clare's story occupies the most space. However, there are also sections about her family history (both sides) and Jamaican history. The symbolism is a bit heavy-handed. Clare's father descends from a white slave owner, and they share his family name, Savage. Clare's mother comes from a poor family descended from slaves; her family name is Freeman. The introductory notes explain that “abeng” is an African word for “conch shell”, and that it was used by the Maroons to reach one another. Throughout the novel Clare is trying to figure out how to connect with others, particularly other women such as her mother and her friend Zoe. The book's themes include Jamaican history, colonialism, adolescence, race, family relationships, friendship, feminism, and sexuality, including an undercurrent of lesbian attraction.… (plus d'informations)