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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Publication date
January 1, 2001
Pages
320
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781573221696
ISBN-10
1573221694
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
1.10 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$23.95
Subjects
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The daughter of a Jewish father and African-American mother recalls her confusing but ultimately rewarding life lived between two conflicting ethnic identities. 40,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: When Mel Leventhal married Alice Walker during the civil rights movement in the late 1960s, his mother declared him dead and did not reconcile until after the birth of her first grandchild. After Mel and Alice divorced, their daughter, Rebecca, alternated homes every two years, spending time in Mississippi, Brooklyn, San Francisco's Haight Ashbury, Washington, D.C., the Bronx, and suburban Westchester. With each new place came a new identity and desperate attempts to fit in: as white or black, as Puerto Rican or Jewish, as a party girl, a fighter, or a lover. Confused, and mostly alone, she turned to sex, drugs, books, and a cast of dangerous and thrilling characters.
Black, White, and Jewish is the story of a child's unique struggle for identity and home when nothing in her world told her who she was or where she belonged. Poetic reflections on memory, time, and identity punctuate this gritty exploration of race and sexuality. Rebecca Walker has taken up the lineage of her mother, Alice, whose last name she chose to carry, and has written a lucid and inventive memoir that marks the launch of a major new literary talent.
Black, White, and Jewish is the story of a child's unique struggle for identity and home when nothing in her world told her who she was or where she belonged. Poetic reflections on memory, time, and identity punctuate this gritty exploration of race and sexuality. Rebecca Walker has taken up the lineage of her mother, Alice, whose last name she chose to carry, and has written a lucid and inventive memoir that marks the launch of a major new literary talent.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Riverhead Books (January 1, 2001)
9781573221696 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Describes the personal journey of a woman born to a black mother and Jewish father, including her struggle with drugs and complicated friendships, and culminating in her endeavor to find her own identity.
About: Describes the personal journey of a woman born to a black mother and Jewish father, including her struggle with drugs and complicated friendships, and culminating in her endeavor to find her own identity.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Riverhead Books (January 1, 2002); titled "Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self"
9781573229074 | details & prices | 322 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $15.00
About: Describes the personal journey of a woman born to a black mother and Jewish father, including her struggle with drugs and complicated friendships, and culminating in her endeavor to find her own identity.
About: Describes the personal journey of a woman born to a black mother and Jewish father, including her struggle with drugs and complicated friendships, and culminating in her endeavor to find her own identity.
from McGraw-Hill (November 1, 1997); titled "U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook ''98"
9780070329317 | details & prices | 9.00 × 11.00 × 1.75 in. | 4.20 lbs | List price $69.95
This edition also contains U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook ''98
This edition also contains U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook ''98
Reinforced
from Demco Media (September 1, 2002); titled "Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self"
9780606240215 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $24.57
About: Describes the personal journey of a woman born to a black mother and Jewish father, including her struggle with drugs and complicated friendships, and culminating in her endeavor to find her own identity.
About: Describes the personal journey of a woman born to a black mother and Jewish father, including her struggle with drugs and complicated friendships, and culminating in her endeavor to find her own identity.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 9, 2009); titled "Black, White and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self"
9781442001961 | details & prices | 322 pages | List price $24.00
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
About: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
from Turtleback Books (August 1, 2002)
9780613494052 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Describes the personal journey of a woman born to a black mother and Jewish father, including her struggle with drugs and complicated friendships, and culminating in her endeavor to find her own identity.
About: Describes the personal journey of a woman born to a black mother and Jewish father, including her struggle with drugs and complicated friendships, and culminating in her endeavor to find her own identity.
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