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The very first known novel in English by a black woman, it was published in 1859 and 'disappeared' for many decades. Now, once again available, it tells the story of Frado, a mulatto girl abandoned by her white mother after the death of the child's black father, who grows up as an indentured servant to a white family. Originally titled Our Nig.
The very first known novel in English by a black woman, it was published in 1859 and 'disappeared' for many decades. Now, once again available, it tells the story of Frado, a mulatto girl abandoned by her white mother after the death of the child's black father, who grows up as an indentured servant to a white family. Originally titled Our Nig.
Nella Larsen
Nellallitea 'Nella' Larsen (first called Nellie Walker) was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance who wrote two novels and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant,...
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