Romance in Marseille:

While stowed away on a transatlantic freighter, Lafala is discovered and locked away in an icy-cold closet, resulting in the loss of his frostbitten legs. When his successful lawsuit against the shipping company brings big bucks, Lafala returns to Marseille to resume his affair with Aslima, a Morocc...

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Beteilige Person: McKay, Claude 1889-1948 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Holcomb, Gary Edward (HerausgeberIn), Maxwell, William J. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Penguin Books 2020
Schriftenreihe:Penguin classics
Zusammenfassung:While stowed away on a transatlantic freighter, Lafala is discovered and locked away in an icy-cold closet, resulting in the loss of his frostbitten legs. When his successful lawsuit against the shipping company brings big bucks, Lafala returns to Marseille to resume his affair with Aslima, a Moroccan prostitute. With its scenes of black bodies seeking pleasure and fighting for freedom even when stolen, shipped, and sold for parts, Romance in Marseille explores the heritage of slavery amid a predatory modern economy
Umfang:li, 165 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780143134220