Blonde Roots

The most provocative debut novel of the year, "a dizzying satire" ( The New Yorker ) that "boldly turns history on its head" ( Elle ). What if the history of the transatlantic slave trade had been reversed and Africans had enslaved Europeans? How would that have changed the ways that people justified their inhuman behavior? How would it inform our cultural attitudes and the insidious racism that still lingers today? We see this tragicomic world turned upside down through the eyes of Doris, an Englishwoman enslaved and taken to the New World, movingly recounting experiences of tremendous hardship and the dreams of the people she has left behind, all while journeying toward an escape into freedom. A poignant and dramatic story grounded in provocative ideas, Blonde Roots is a genuinely original, profoundly imaginative novel. **

the Most Provocative Debut Novel Of The Year, A Dizzying Satire (the New Yorker) That Boldly Turns History On Its Head (elle).

what Is The History Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade Had Been Reversed And Africans Has Enslaved Europeans? How Would That Have Changed The Ways That People Justified Their Inhuman Behavior? How Would It Inform Our Cultural Attitudes And The Insidious Racism That Still Lingers Today? We See This Tragicomic World Turned Upside Down Through The Eyes Of Doris, An Englishwoman Enslaved And Taken To The New World, Movingly Recounting Experiences Of Tremendous Hardship And The Dreams Of The People She Has Left Behind, All While Journeying Toward An Escape Into Freedom.

a Poignant And Dramatic Story Grounded In Provocative Ideas, blonde Roots Is A Genuinely Original, Profoundly Imaginative Novel.

the Washington Post - Ron Charles

my Only Complaint About Bernardine Evaristo's Alternate History Of Racial Slavery Is That It's 150 Years Late. Imagine The Outrage This Clever Novel Would Have Provoked Alongside Harriet Beecher Stowe's Incendiary Story Or Frederick Douglass's Memoir!…blonde Roots Turns The Whole World On Its Nappy Head, And You'll Be Surprised How Different It Looks—and How Similar…the Whole Story Is A Riotous, Bitter Course In The Arbitrary Nature Of Our Cultural Values. Don't Be Fooled; Slavery Might Have Ended 150 Years Ago, But You've Still Got Time To Be Enlightened By This Bracing Novel.

A provocative and'dizzying satire'(The New Yorker) that'boldly turns history on its head'(Elle) from the Man Booker Prize winning author of Girl, Woman, Other. What if the history of the transatlantic slave trade had been reversed and Africans had enslaved Europeans? How would that have changed the ways that people justified their inhuman behavior? How would it inform our cultural attitudes and the insidious racism that still lingers today? We see this tragicomic world turned upside down through the eyes of Doris, an Englishwoman enslaved and taken to the New World, movingly recounting experiences of tremendous hardship and the dreams of the people she has left behind, all while journeying toward an escape into freedom. A poignant and dramatic story grounded in provocative ideas, Blonde Roots is a genuinely original, profoundly imaginative novel. What if the history of the transatlantic slave trade had been reversed and Africans had enslaved Europeans? How would that have changed the ways that people justified their inhuman behavior? How would it inform our cultural attitudes and the insidious racism that still lingers today? We see this tragicomic world turned upside down through the eyes of Doris, an Englishwoman enslaved and taken to the New World, movingly recounting experiences of tremendous hardship and the dreams of the people she has left behind, all while journeying toward an escape into freedom. A poignant and dramatic story grounded in provocative ideas, Blonde Roots is a genuinely original, profoundly imaginative novel.- Información editorial In an alternate world in which Africans enslaved Europeans, Doris, an Englishwoman, is captured and taken to the New World, where the hardships she endures as a slave are offset by dreams of escape and home