A. R. Flowers
Autor von I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Über den Autor
Werke von A. R. Flowers
Zugehörige Werke
Breaking Ice. Ein Anthologie zeigenössischer afro-amerikanischer Literatur (1990) — Mitwirkender — 275 Exemplare
Getagged
Wissenswertes
- Kurzbiographie
- Arthur Flowers is a novelist, essayist, and performance poet. A native of Memphis Tennessee, he is the author of novels, Another Good Loving Blues and De Mojo Blues; a children’s book, Cleveland Lee’s Beale Street Band, and a memoir/manifesto, Mojo Rising: Confessions of a 21st Century Conjureman and a graphic nonfiction, I See The Promise Land. He has published shorts and articles and is a bluesbased performance poet. He is a founding member/director of New Renaissance Writers Guild, NYC, The Griot Shop, Memphis, and the Pan African Literary Forum. He has been Executive Director of the Harlem Writers Guild. He has been the recipient of NEA and NYSFA awards in fiction and nonfiction.
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
I See the Promised Land: A Life of Martin Luther… von Arthur Flowers
Thanks to Jayaprakash Satyamurthy for his excellent review. A most interesting collaboration between a black author, writing in the style of a West African storyteller (griot) and an Bengalese Patua scroll painter, brought together masterfully by Italian designer, Guglielmo Rossi. Visually different from other graphic novels because of the Patua style, author Arthur Flowers describes the life and struggles of Martin Luther King, Jr. I did not particularly like the dialect, but Flowers tells it very straight: the good, the bad, and the ugly.… (mehr)
I am trying to figure out if Manu Chitrakar has any relation to Moyna Chitrakar, the Patua scroll artist of [b:Sita's Ramayana|11097473|Sita's Ramayana|Samhita Arni|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51chEFlB33L._SL75_.jpg|16019479]. The styles are similar as is the overall presentation of each graphic novel. Anyone out there in Goodreadsland have any information?
One of the most distinctive portraits of the civil rights movement and Martin Luther King I have ever seen with stunning illustrations by a Bengali artist and a poetic narrative that captures nuances of African storytelling traditions. Not suitable as an introduction to King but a wonderfully unique presentation.
Z saw this at the library today and recognized the art via his beloved version of Sita's Ramayana. We started reading it this evening . . . be prepared for no-holds-barred conversations about racism and slavery and violence and social justice, some of which is presented in stark terms. Not for all kids.
Finished this 9/6 . . . I was surprised how much Z liked it and how often he'd pull it out after lunch for me to tackle a few pages. There are certainly uncomfortable bits (much like our too-recent history in our nation) . . . and I got pretty choked up on the last few pages.
I'm guessing that this will be a springboard to watch some some of King's speeches and to talk more about non-violent and violent protest both here and abroad.… (mehr)
Finished this 9/6 . . . I was surprised how much Z liked it and how often he'd pull it out after lunch for me to tackle a few pages. There are certainly uncomfortable bits (much like our too-recent history in our nation) . . . and I got pretty choked up on the last few pages.
I'm guessing that this will be a springboard to watch some some of King's speeches and to talk more about non-violent and violent protest both here and abroad.… (mehr)
Auszeichnungen
Dir gefällt vielleicht auch
Nahestehende Autoren
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 6
- Auch von
- 6
- Mitglieder
- 163
- Beliebtheit
- #129,735
- Bewertung
- 4.1
- Rezensionen
- 6
- ISBNs
- 15
- Sprachen
- 1