The Learning Tree

Parks Jr, Gordon

ISBN 10 : 081241604X ISBN 13 : 9780812416046

Editeur : Turtleback Books, 1987

Synopsis

The Learning Tree brings us into the inner lives of a black family as they struggle to understand and accept--without malice--the bitter challenge of their special world. A fine novel . . .--Boston Herald.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"A fine novel."
THE BOSTON HERALD
Photographer, writer, and composer, Gordon Parks has written a moving, true-to-life novel of growing up as a black man in this country in this century. Hailed by critics and readers alike, THE LEARNING TREE tells the extraordinary journey of a family as they struggle to understand the world around them and leave their mark a world that is better for their having been in it.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gordon Parks (1912–2006) was the author of numerous books of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and photography, including The Learning Tree and A Choice of Weapons. He received a plethora of honorary degrees and awards, including the National Medal of Arts. He was also a film director and composer, and wrote the music and libretto for Martin, a ballet honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Turtleback Books
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 081241604X
• ISBN 13: 9780812416046
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 230
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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