My Young Master A Novel - Couverture souple

Read, Opie Percival

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 937113514X ISBN 13 : 9789371135146

Editeur : Double 9 Books LLP, 2025

Synopsis

My young master: A novel focuses on the emotional and psychological layers of bondage and identity as filtered through the recollections of a narrator who lived within the confines of slavery. Rather than depicting broad political movements or historical events, the story reveals its perspective through intimate memories tied to everyday routines and relationships. These moments allow space to explore the contradictions of care and ownership, where affection is often intertwined with imbalance and control. The portrayal of early life centers on play, loyalty, and companionship, but that simplicity is slowly weighed down by an awareness of systemic dehumanization. The childlike lens through which the narrator remembers allows for a portrayal of innocence strained by status and race, where ownership and affection are held in uncomfortable proximity. Through these tensions, the book raises questions about legacy, control, and the shaping of identity under oppression. Quiet moments of reflection and daily labor become avenues for subtle critique, exposing how deeply social constructs permeate even personal bonds. The novel is less a sweeping chronicle than a personal reckoning with memory, perception, and the long shadow of social structures disguised as tradition.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Opie Percival Read was born on December 22, 1852, in Nashville, Tennessee, to parents Guilford Dudley Read and Elizabeth Wallace Read. He became a prominent American journalist, novelist, and humorist known for his wit and vivid use of Southern dialect. His early career was rooted in newspaper work, editing publications such as the Statesville Argus and the Louisville Courier-Journal. In 1882, he launched his own humor magazine, the Arkansas Traveler, which he continued even after stepping away from traditional journalism in 1887. That same year, he relocated to Chicago, where he spent the remainder of his life and produced the majority of his literary output. Over the next two decades, he authored 54 books, including 31 novels, 18 short story collections, and 5 nonfiction titles. His fiction often drew on his Southern background and highlighted both rural and urban American life. Read is also credited with introducing the phrase there's a sucker born every minute into print in his 1898 novel A Yankee from the West, although the expression predates him in oral tradition. He died in Chicago, Illinois, on November 2, 1939, leaving behind a legacy marked by humor, regional storytelling, and a prolific writing career.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Double 9 Books LLP
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 937113514X
• ISBN 13: 9789371135146
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 156
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• Personne responsable: non disponible