{"product_id":"the-color-line-paperback","title":"The Color Line - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIgiaba Scego\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Cullen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eGregory Conti\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by true events, this gorgeous, haunting novel intertwines the lives of two Black female artists more than a century apart, both outsiders in Italy. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was the middle of the nineteenth century when Lafanu Brown audaciously decided to become an artist. In the wake of the American Civil War, life was especially tough for Black women, but she didn't let that stop her. The daughter of a Native American woman and an African-Haitian man, Lafanu had the rare opportunity to study, travel, and follow her dreams, thanks to her indomitable spirit, but not without facing intolerance and violence. Now, in 1887, living in Rome as one of the city's most established painters, she is ready to tell her fiancé about her difficult life, which began in a poor family forty years earlier.\u003cbr\u003e In 2019, an Italian art curator of Somali origin is desperately trying to bring to Europe her younger cousin, who is only sixteen and has already tried to reach Italy on a long, treacherous journey. While organizing an art exhibition that will combine the paintings of Lafanu Brown with the artworks of young migrants, the curator becomes more and more obsessed with the life and secrets of the nineteenth-century painter.\u003cbr\u003e Weaving together these two vibrant voices, Igiaba Scego has crafted a powerful exploration of what it means to be \"other,\" to be a woman, and particularly a Black woman, in a foreign country, yesterday and today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIgiaba Scego\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Rome to a family of Somali ancestry. She holds a PhD in education on postcolonial subjects and has done extensive academic work in Italy and around the world. Her memoir \u003ci\u003eLa mia casa è dove sono\u003c\/i\u003e won Italy's prestigious Mondello Prize, while \u003ci\u003eLa linea del colore \u003c\/i\u003ewas awarded with Premio Napoli and Scego received the International Award Viareggio-Répaci in 2021. Her other novels include \u003ci\u003eOltre Babilonia \u003c\/i\u003e(2008) and \u003ci\u003eAdua\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), both available in English. She is a frequent contributor to \"La Lettura\", literary supplement to \u003ci\u003eCorriere della Sera\u003c\/i\u003e, and to the magazines \u003ci\u003eInternazionale\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConfronti\u003c\/i\u003e. She also co-edited the anthology series \u003ci\u003eAfricana \u003c\/i\u003e(Feltrinelli), with Chiara Piaggio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cullen \u003c\/b\u003e(1942-2021)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the translator of many books from Spanish, French, German, and Italian, including Siegfried Lenz's \u003ci\u003eThe Turncoat\u003c\/i\u003e, Juli Zeh's \u003ci\u003eEmpty Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Modiano's \u003ci\u003eVilla Triste\u003c\/i\u003e, Kamel Daoud's \u003ci\u003eThe Meursault Investigation\u003c\/i\u003e, and Philippe Claudel's \u003ci\u003eBrodeck\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Conti \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from Italian including works by Emilio Lussu, Rosetta Loy, Elisa Biagini, and Paolo Rumiz. He is a regular contributor to the literary quarterly \u003ci\u003eRaritan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766295101728,"sku":"9781635420869","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fb2ddfe31ad2051711283f57299ad82b.webp?v=1780289428","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-color-line-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}