To You: a Manifesto
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"Life is a never-ending adventure." A new masterpiece from the Booker Prize winner and author of "Girls, Women and Others"! A powerful statement that breaks through the obstacles of race, class, gender, etc., Fights against the mainstream, and never gives up. An affectionate confession of the bottom black women, an ode to courage and rebellion. In 2019, Bernadine Evaristo won the Booker Prize, becoming the first black woman to win the award in fifty years. This year, she is 60 years old. He has been engaged in creation for forty years. "To You: A Manifesto" is a boldly personal account of this journey. From a childhood when she was racially profiled by neighbors, priests and even white family members, to a youth who painted the entire room blood red, stuffed her luggage into garbage bags, and constantly moved between temporary accommodations, from a poet who relied on odd jobs to make a living without publishing any works, to founding the first British black female theater troupe, becoming a writer, theater producer, and activist... She has been resisting mainstream society and making writing her top priority. In the end, she built a room of her own. By looking back on the experience of resistance as a mulatto and as a lower-class female, the author explores issues such as race, class, gender, and aging from a very powerful perspective. The book contains both writing about life and writing experiences, as well as observations on class, racism and sexism. In short, this is both a wonderful memoir and an epic written for women, especially marginalized groups and ethnic minorities. It is an ode to courage and determination, full of resistance, wildness, creativity and adventure, which not only gives us strength, but also gives us a wake-up call.
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