A Parallel Life - Greer, Bonnie
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Award-winning playwright, author, and critic Bonnie Greer's touching, funny, and thought-provoking memoir is a voyage into the making of a woman who set out to unmake what she'd been born and brought up to be. "proper girl" was a precious definition in segregated and racist America, where black life was deemed only three-fifths of white life.and the life of a black woman even less. This compelling memoir will not just enlighten, engage, and enthrall, but will move you to tears with every turn of the page. Courage, defiance, and ultimately hope define the story of a life - indeed, a parallel life - that just had to be lived.…mehr

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Award-winning playwright, author, and critic Bonnie Greer's touching, funny, and thought-provoking memoir is a voyage into the making of a woman who set out to unmake what she'd been born and brought up to be. "proper girl" was a precious definition in segregated and racist America, where black life was deemed only three-fifths of white life.and the life of a black woman even less. This compelling memoir will not just enlighten, engage, and enthrall, but will move you to tears with every turn of the page. Courage, defiance, and ultimately hope define the story of a life - indeed, a parallel life - that just had to be lived.
Autorenporträt
Bonnie Greer OBE FRSL is an American-British playwright, novelist, critic and broadcaster, who has lived in the UK since 1986. She has won the Verity Bargate award for best play, and her memoir, Parallel Life, is published by Arcadia Books. She was formerly director of the Talawa Theatre Company and has served on the boards of the British Museum, the Royal Opera House and the London Film School. In 2022, she was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.