Adventures of the Black Girl in her Search for God, The
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Authors : |
Bernard Shaw
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Foreword Writer: |
Colm Tóibín |
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Series: |
Modern Voices |
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Publication Date: |
November 2006 |
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ISBN 13: |
9781843914228 |
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ISBN 10: |
1843914220 |
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Page Extent: |
83
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Price: |
£ 7.99
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Overview:
Where is God? Taking the maxim ‘seek and ye shall find’ literally, a recently converted African girl embarks upon her own quest to find God. With only her bible as a guide she plunges into the jungle, where alongside snakes and lions she meets a dazzling array of religious and philosophical figures, from the God of Noah to Jesus, the Prophet and Voltaire, each one seeking to convince her of their claim to truth.
So controversial was Shaw’s ‘Black Girl’ when it first appeared in 1932 that it provoked a public outcry, with Shaw decried as a blasphemer. To today’s reader it remains a surprisingly irreverent depiction of the universal search for God.
Additional information:
About the foreword writer:
Colm Tóibín is one of Ireland's leading contemporary writers. His novel, The Master (2004) was shortlisted for the 2004 man Booker Prize for Fiction, and in 2006 won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
Life is a flame that is always burning itself out; but it catches fire again every time a child is born. Life is greater than death, and hope than despair. I will do the work that comes to me only if I know that it is good work; and to know that, I must know the past and the future, and must know God.
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