Yonder

Autor*innen

• Jabari Asim

Parameter

• Afroamerikanische Literatur
• Belletristik
• Historische Romane
• Magischer Realismus
• Rasse, Rassismus

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In this gripping and beautifully rendered novel, a group of enslaved Black individuals in the mid-19th century navigate love and friendship under the oppressive conditions of their captivity. They refer to themselves as the Stolen, while their captors see them as mere property. At Placid Hall, a plantation in the American South, Cato and William endure the whims of their tyrannical owner, Cannonball Greene. Their lives are fraught with the constant threat of violence, forced labor, and the heart-wrenching possibility of losing loved ones. The cruel reality of their existence is compounded by the belief that Black people are incapable of love, deeply affecting both William, who falls for the strong-willed Margaret, and Cato, who mourns the loss of his first love, Iris. As they find solace in their close-knit community, which includes friends like Little Zander and Milton, their bonds are tested when a visiting minister introduces ideas of independence and choice. He inspires them to consider what freedom could mean, not just in terms of survival but in love and personal agency. Confined within a landscape of deceit and uncertainty, they grapple with trust and the risks of pursuing their desires. This powerful novel reexamines America's painful legacy, exploring intimacy and longing while posing the critical question: What would an enslaved person risk for love?

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Einband: Hardcover