Like one of the family : conversations from a domestic's life / Alice Childress ; foreword by Roxane Gay ; introduction by Trudier Harris.

Author/creator Childress, Alice author.
Other author Gay, Roxane writer of foreword.
Other author Harris, Trudier writer of introduction.
Format Book
PublicationBoston : Beacon Press, [2017]
Descriptionxlii, 221 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Abstract "A new edition of Alice Childress's classic novel about African American domestic workers, featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay. First published in Paul Robeson's newspaper, Freedom, and composed of a series of conversations between Mildred, a black domestic, and her friend Marge, Like One of the Family is a wry, incisive portrait of working women in Harlem in the 1950's. Rippling with satire and humor, Mildred's outspoken accounts vividly capture her white employers' complacency and condescension--and their startled reactions to a maid who speaks her mind and refuses to exchange dignity for pay. Upon publication the book sparked a critique of working conditions, laying the groundwork for the contemporary domestic worker movement. Although she was critically praised, Childress's uncompromising politics and unflinching depictions of racism, classism, and sexism relegated her to the fringe of American literature. Like One of the Family has been long overlooked, but this new edition, featuring a foreword by best-selling author Roxane Gay, will introduce Childress to a new generation"-- Provided by publisher.
General note"Published originally by Independence Publishers, Brooklyn, New York, 1956"--Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Issued in other formOnline version: Childress, Alice. Like one of the family. Boston : Beacon Press, [2017] 9780807050767
Genre/formDomestic fiction.
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formDomestic fiction.
LCCN 2016040880
ISBN9780807050743 (paperback)
ISBN0807050741 (paperback)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PS3505.H76 L5 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold