George Washington Cable

The Grandissimes (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life is the first novel from George Washington Cable. It follows a New Orleans family, of French Creole descent, as they navigate the racial and social politics of the nineteenth century. Published in 1880, it's a brutally honest portrait of the controversial caste system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513273884
• Artikelnr.: 61609529

Autorenporträt

George Washington Cable (1844-1925) was an American writer born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cable's family was initially wealthy due to their position as slaveholders. Yet, after his father's untimely death they lost most of their fortune. The young Cable enrolled in the military and fought as a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War. It proved to be a lifechanging experience that would influence his future endeavors. In 1870, he became a journalist and spent years honing his skills before publishing his first novel, The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life. Cable's work is best known for its exploration of Southern politics, culture and race relations.