Calling Una Marson - Couverture rigide

Sarpong, June; Obidike, Jennifer

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 000860388X ISBN 13 : 9780008603885

Editeur : Akan Books, 2025

Synopsis

The groundbreaking story of the BBC’s first Black woman broadcaster ― finally brought to light.

Una Marson was unstoppable―a poet whose words lit up hearts, a broadcaster who made history in 1941 as the first Black woman on the BBC, and an activist who fought fiercely for racial and gender equality. She brought Caribbean culture to the global stage, challenged prejudice head-on, and dared to imagine a better world. Yet history nearly erased her.

From the streets of 1920s Kingston, Jamaica, to the heart of British broadcasting during World War II, Una’s journey was one of resilience, ambition, and brilliance. She shared ideas with George Orwell, held her ground with T.S. Eliot, and used her voice to amplify the silenced while navigating a world unprepared for her genius.

Calling Una Marson restores this trailblazing woman to her rightful place in history. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, it celebrates her dazzling, difficult life and the legacy of courage, creativity, and justice she left behind.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ibi Zoboi was born in Haiti, and holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her writing has been published in The New York Times Book Review, and The Rumpus, among others. She is the author of American Street, a US National Book Award finalist. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and three children. You can find her online at www.ibizoboi.net.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Akan Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 000860388X
• ISBN 13: 9780008603885
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: EDITIONS GALLIMARD; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italie